07 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Choosing the right kind of landscaping material in an old village setting with beautiful period cottages is so important. Using old weathered railway sleepers to create a wall that looks both rustic and timeless is a perfect choice. Really attractive. This garden retaining wall in Upper Broughton, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, has been built from old reclaimed railway sleepers placed vertically side by side to create a striking raised border
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers/upper-broughton-cottage-wall-from-used-railway-sleepers
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06 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
This vibrant public park is part of the chain of open spaces along Victoria Embankment that were opened in 1865. It is popular with office workers as a pleasant space to eat lunch and relax, with grass areas, bedding displays and a bandstand with a programme of events throughout the summer. Curved new hardwood railway sleeper walls have been built at different heights to create an elegant addition to these charming river Thames gardens. A breath of fresh air amidst the hecticness of London.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/benches-chairs-from-railway-sleepers/victoria-embankments-curved-railway-sleeper-walls-benches
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06 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
A boundary wall made from new oak railway sleepers that are stacked on top of each other, and bolted with Timberlok screws to oak posts. Lattice fencing is then fixed on to the top of the railway sleepers to create a see through boundary. A wonderfully designed wall for enclosing a wooded area. As the oak railway sleepers weather and turns a silver grey, the whole project will blend effortlessly with the trees and grass. The rounded tops of the oak railway sleepers look particularly attractive.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers/kilgraney-boundary-walls-with-new-oak-railway-sleepers
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06 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Whenever you construct something in a natural unspoilt countryside setting, you aim to gently blend into the environment and avoid creating something that may become a contentious eyesore. These old French weathered and bleached railway sleepers look as natural as the rocks themselves, and go a long way towards blending into the hillside. The railway sleepers are cut into the hillside above Lavigerie, a small village located in the centre of France. It has a population of 102 and is located in the department of Cantal of the french region Auvergne
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/steps-with-railway-sleepers/old-railway-sleeper-steps-in-a-hillside-above-lavigerie-france
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05 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Esperance is a small isolated town on the south coast of Western Australia with a population of 12,000 people, surrounded by deserted beaches, national parks, heathands and wild flowers. On the promenade there are benches made from new hardwood railway sleepers. Bolting new or used railway sleepers to a steel frame, to create a long lasting bench or solid table is a simple yet eye catching way of creating sturdy furniture. Especially in a sunny country where outside living is the norm!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/benches-chairs-from-railway-sleepers/esperance-railway-sleeper-benches-in-western-australia
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04 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
A gruelling journey of endless lifting, digging, and shifting earth. Several weeks and fifty four railway sleepers later the project is almost finished! What an impressive creation with such amazing determination and effort to create imaginative retaining walls and steps within a sloping Leicestershire garden. A fine example of weathered railway sleeper landscaping to conjure a garden that remarkably appears as though it has existed for years.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/steps-with-railway-sleepers/marks-impressive-walls-and-steps-with-old-oak-railway-sleepers
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03 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Greenwich has some beautiful architecture and amazing views across the river Thames towards London. Likewise they have some lovely examples of modern looking raised beds made from new pine railway sleepers. Very stylish
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02 December 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
A beautiful frozen railway sleeper photo from Karen Frost, showing that winter is definitely here. An amazing coating of intricate ice crystals on new pine railway sleepers.
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23 November 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Many thanks to David Pye for sending photos of his excellent railway sleeper landscaping. What a beautiful rolling hillside outlook in Conwy in which to create his project. The solid and weathered Dutch oak railway sleepers seem to fit perfectly within their rural setting.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers/david-pyes-railway-sleeper-landscaping
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19 November 2019 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Friends of Latchmere Recreation have created a Sensory Garden as part of the National Park City Festival. It's so inspiring and uplifting to see the energy of everyone involved in their community, both young and old, as they build a colourful sensory garden using new railway sleepers.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/latchmere-recreations-railway-sleeper-sensory-raised-beds
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