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The Ornamental Airbrick is a decorative cast iron ventilation grille produced in a Gothic foliate pattern — a design closely associated with the high Victorian aesthetic that dominated ecclesiastical, collegiate, and civic architecture from the 1850s through to the 1890s. Where the louvre and school board patterns prioritise utility, the Ornamental Airbrick is a statement piece: a grille that is meant to be read as part of the decorative programme of the building rather than as a purely functional element.
The face presents an interlaced foliate pattern derived from Gothic tracery — pointed arches, leaf forms, and interlocking curves filling the grille area within a moulded outer frame. The casting has good surface definition, with the foliate relief clearly legible at typical viewing distances. Available in three sizes — 225mm × 75mm, 225mm × 150mm, and 225mm × 225mm — it fits standard airbrick positions in brick coursing, with drilled fixing lugs to each face for solid bedding into masonry.
The Ornamental Airbrick is most naturally specified on Victorian Gothic buildings: churches, chapels, vicarages, school buildings, almshouses, and estate architecture where decorative ironwork was part of the original specification. It is also appropriate on listed buildings and conservation area properties where an existing ornamental grille is being replaced in kind, and on high-specification heritage new build where the client expects period accuracy in the detailing rather than a plain functional alternative.
UK-cast in solid grey iron and supplied in your choice of finish. For conservation officer-approved specifications, listed building projects, or to discuss suitability, call 0333 987 4452.
BTU stand’s for British Thermal Units. This was the old (Imperial) measurement for heat in connection with plumbing. Although BTU’s is a term still commonly used within the heating and plumbing, the industry is now going over to KW’s Kilowatts.
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Tuscan Foundry's cast iron hopper heads are available in Standard Black and Heritage Colour finishes. A linseed oil paint finish is also offered — a sustainable, vapour-permeable option particularly appropriate for listed buildings and conservation projects. Heritage colour swatches are available from the team on request.
The H525 measures 270mm wide x 208mm deep x 285mm high, making it well suited to smaller period properties, extensions and outbuildings.
Yes. Cast iron rainwater goods are widely accepted by conservation officers and historic environment bodies as the appropriate material for listed buildings. Tuscan Foundry's hopper heads are manufactured in solid cast iron to BS 460 specification and are suitable for all listed building grades. A linseed oil paint finish is also available, which is particularly appropriate for conservation projects.
The H529 measures 430mm wide x 290mm deep x 540mm high, making it well suited to multi-storey Georgian and Victorian townhouses with a longer fall to the outlet.
Where a standard profile can't match an existing design, we offer a bespoke casting service in association with our pattern makers, typically with an 8–10 week lead time. Please call 0333 987 4452 or use the contact form to discuss your project.
Hopper heads are supplied in red oxide primer ready for on-site painting, or pre-finished in black. A full range of Heritage Colours in traditional linseed oil paint is also available on request — please contact us for the swatch chart.
Our cast iron hopper heads are available in a standard primed and black-painted finish, ready for on-site topcoats. Heritage colour finishes and factory-applied linseed oil paint are available on request. Linseed oil paint is a vapour-permeable, period-appropriate finish particularly well suited to listed buildings and conservation area properties.
The Paxton H82 accepts round, square, and rectangular pipe connections. Round: 65mm, 75mm, and 100mm. Square: 75×75mm, 100×100mm, and 125×125mm. Rectangular: 100×75mm, 125×100mm, and 150×100mm. Bespoke adaptations including double pipe connections are also available on request. Please confirm your required connection type when ordering.
