Weather vanes

[pusskin]

Where would you go to buy one. We've looked for quite a time and never come cross a good one. Any ideas please

[fliptheswitch]

Ebay?

[boxtops]

A garden centre?

[pusskin]

Ah, thanks flip, but I dont do Ebay!

[boxtops]

.. or a blacksmith's, they would make one for you?

[scotman]

You might find one in architectural salvage places.

[fliptheswitch]

Hmmm, ok. Where about's are you in the UK? Not specific, just roughly.

[redcrx]

find a blacksmith, they may even be able to make one exactly to your own design, usually by getting a lasered profile for the main panel.

[fliptheswitch]

Yeah, I just did a quick search and there's loads of blacksmiths who make them. They're more expensive than I thought they'd be, actually.
There's loads of different designs, but I like the 'original' cockerel. Nice.

[Frank97]

Yes there's a forge not to far from me that makes them, they don't have a website though but this is their number here.
http://www.118.com/bi...rge-delta-engineering

[redcrx]

flip, some are expensive when the actual drawing of main profile is fiddly and time consuming. Ive seen single panels for the inserts of village signs go for hundreds of pounds before any of the inticate ironwork is added.

[fliptheswitch]

There's loads of nice ones on here....

http://www.simplyweathervanes.co.uk/

[fliptheswitch]

Red, ah, I see. The first website I clicked on said something about them being as inexpensive as "from £250". I was thinking more 30 quid... :P

[redcrx]

bulk production ones will be quite cheap in price.

[fliptheswitch]

Like this one...

http://www.argos.co.u...rchTerms=WEATHER+VANE

[pusskin]

blimey, thats a lot of really good replies, will read the links to absorb it all!
Were in Romford essex and have looked at several local garden centres etc, so will venture out again any day now, and keep your ideas firmly in my mind . many thanks xx pusskins

[redcrx]

i shall see if any local contacts know of any good blacksmiths down there. The ones that i know are all in Norfolk, which is a bit of a trek for you

[redcrx]

these have a huge range of designs. http://www.weathervanes.co.uk/index.html

[fliptheswitch]

These are based in Halstead, on the suffolk/Essex border.

http://www.weathervanes.co.uk/

Hope you find what you're looking for! :)

[fliptheswitch]

Haha. As above :)

[vulcan]

A pity you don't do e bay, there are over 400 listed.