Railway sleeper news...
06 July 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
There is something very personal and special about the tiny water feature that you have created in your courtyard from used tropical hardwood railway sleepers. So simple, natural and overflowing with colour and folliage, that makes it almost reminiscent of an exquisite shrine. Very beautiful. A little oasis in your courtyard garden, and your photos demonstrate perfectly how the simple positioning of old railway sleepers can make a very attractive feature.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/water-features-with-railway-sleepers/john-kates-exquisite-courtyard-water-feature-with-used-tropical-hardwood-railway-sleepers
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05 July 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Boules, or Pétanque, is one of those exciting games that can be played anywhere, but is especially enthralling when you can play it at home with a glass of wine. I have holiday memories of watching clinking steel balls as French villagers fiercely compete in the middle of ancient tree lined squares, and I'm sure that Stephen will recreate these contests in rural West Sussex! These reclaimed tropical hardwood railway sleepers provide an attractive and sturdy edging for this court, and will no doubt witness years of family rivalry!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/unusual-usages-of-railway-sleepers/stephens-boules-court-edged-with-used-tropical-hardwood-railway-sleepers
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04 July 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
It's great to see Peter's stage by stage pictures as he builds a wonderful L shaped garden seat using new railway sleepers. The beautiful grain and colour of the oak really shine out after sanding and oiling, and beautifully contrast with the grey tiles and white rendered walls. Very stylish.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/benches-chairs-from-railway-sleepers/peter-constructs-a-stylish-corner-bench-with-ukrainian-oak-railway-sleepers
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03 July 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
What a unique eye catching project. The Roundhouse is one of London's cultural landmarks. An iconic music and arts venue in Camden, situated in a Grade 2 listed former engine shed. So, what more fitting material could be used than to clad it with planks of reclaimed tropical hardwood railway sleepers, retired from the British railway system. Architectural design hand in hand with railway heritage! Perfect.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/buildings-using-railway-sleepers/iconic-camden-roundhouse-theatre-clad-with-tropical-hardwood-railway-sleepers
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27 June 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
On Saturday July 1st we are thrilled to celebrate the wedding of Amy and Ben. Although the business will be closed that day (except for online orders) we are sure that all our customers will join us in wishing them a wonderful life together with every happiness.
All the team at RailwaySleepers.com
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15 June 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Enough to make you long to eat something! Emma's gorgeous veggie planters will be an inspiring addition to our railway sleeper raised bed projects. The colours on display and the variety of plants in and around the raised beds are so inviting. It certainly looks like there will be a bumper crop before too long!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/emmas-mouth-watering-raised-beds-from-new-pine-railway-sleepers
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09 June 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Feast your eyes on a fabulous collection of raised beds that have been impressively built from new oak railway sleepers. Whether you want rectangular, 'L' shaped, or interlocking beds with different heights, Stephen's railway sleeper raised planter creations have got it all. Beautifully made and impeccably edged with tiles and paviers. An inspiration to anyone.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/stephens-amazing-collection-of-wonderful-raised-beds-from-new-oak-railway-sleepers
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06 June 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Bleached by the overpowering sun and pounded by the sea, these ancient weathered railway sleepers look magnificent as they proudly survive against all the elements. Of course they may not be standing there in another fifty years, but for the moment they are fiercely insistent on holding their own, with battered determination, like watchful railway sleeper sentinels.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers/oodles-of-character-ancient-railway-sleepers-hold-back-the-sea
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02 June 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Separating miles of sandy beach from the raised scrubby dunes, Point Leo has crisp new railway sleeper walls that look out towards Phillip Island. Naturally named after the first British Governor of New South Wales, Sir Arthur Phillip in 1788, who obviously struggled to pronounce the original Aboriginal island name of Corriong, and clearly preferred his own. Many a peaceful hour can be passed walking next to an isolated expanse of flat rock, seaweed and gentle lapping.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers/point-leos-beach-walls-from-new-railway-sleepers
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01 June 2023 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
If I was telling you about the dramatic tales and larger than life characters that fill the history of Weybourne, on the North Norfolk coast, it is clear that the wind swept railway sleeper walls and steps that border the shingly beach would not be the gripping part of the story that would excite you most. Like the steam train that puffs cheerfully along the coast, there is a comforting familiarity to the bleached and weathered railway sleepers that edge the rolling dunes. It's much more likely that familes with sandwiches have sat on them, rather than smugglers, spies or an angry Winston Churchill!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/smugglers-spies-prime-ministers-railway-sleepers-weybourne-has-it-all
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