Haddonstone Press Information 2015

PRESS INFORMATION

Garden Press Event 2015

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Haddonstone Press Information 2015

Contents Page

Introducing your new contact 3

New Designs at the Garden Press Event 4

Sir John Soane's Museum Collection 5

Sir Roy Strong’s Laskett Gardens 6

New Gibbs Range of Classical Porches 7

Haddonstone at the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show 8

Also at Chelsea; Magna Carter 800th Anniversary Show Garden 9

Exhibitions and Events 10

National Garden Scheme – The Yellow Book 11

East Haddon expansion enhances the customer experience 12

Parthenon Plaques now available! 13

Haddonstone PR List and Photo Library 14

New Haddonstone Catalogue, Advertising and Website 15

Cut-out images 16

Haddonstone Garden Cremation Memorials and Pet Memorials 17

Classical, traditional and contemporary styles 18

Haddonstone through the seasons 19

Landscape Inspirations 20

Interior Inspirations for Decorex 21

Haddonstone – antiques of the future? 22

Haddonstone’s environmental credentials 23

Haddonstone’s Heritage 24

Haddonstone in the States 24

British Made for Quality 25

Haddonstone Quality Mark 25

Why choose a Haddonstone gift voucher 26

Book Focus- Artificial stone: A successful substitute for natural stone? 27

10 Reasons to contact Haddonstone 28

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Introducing the new member of the Marketing team

Rebecca Faulkner

Events and PR Officer

Rebecca has a wealth of PR and marketing

experience and a passion for landscape

architecture deriving from her time working for

TC Landscapes as a landscape designer.

Northampton born and bred Rebecca enjoys

the picturesque Northamptonshire countryside

from the saddle of her horse. Rebecca will be

heavily involved with Haddonstone’s PR, Social

Media and Exhibition functions and is the point

of contact for all of your PR queries.

Marketing Director Simon Scott is responsible for all Haddonstone’s promotional

activities from advertising to the company website. He has been with Haddonstone

since 1989 and designed medal-winning gardens at Chelsea in 2003 and 2004. He

has a Country House MA from the University of Leicester. Recent books include:

‘Artificial Stone: a successful substitute for artificial stone?’ and ‘The Follies of

Boughton Park Revisited’.

Miranda Eldridge is PA to the Marketing Director and also works closely with

Haddonstone’s ornamental sales team, including our stockist network. She joined

Haddonstone in 1996 and uses her considerable design and organisational skills to

create everything from adverts to PowerPoint presentations, as well as ensuring that

the department runs smoothly! Miranda is responsible for all the artwork for the

catalogue and advertising.

Marketing Services Co-ordinator Robin Teall joined Haddonstone in 2008 with

extensive knowledge of photography and photo libraries. He is responsible for

creating the company’s exhibition stands as well as maintaining the company’s

photographic archive. He also photographs Haddonstone’s designs at projects

across the country and is responsible for our amazing new website.

Your Contacts

Rebecca Faulkner Events and PR Officer [email protected]

Simon Scott Marketing Director [email protected]

Miranda Eldridge PA to Marketing Director [email protected]

Robin Teall Marketing Services Co-ordinator [email protected]

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New Designs at the Garden Press Event

Haddonstone will be showcasing several designs never seen before at the Garden

Press Event …

Soane River God Mask

The Soane Museum original is a design created

by the famous Coade manufactory and dates

from c1775. Attributed to the English sculptor

John Bacon (1740-1799) and probably inspired

by the seventeenth century garden sculptors at

Versailles, the mask is in the form of a keystone

and can be used as an architectural feature or

simply as an intriguing interior decoration or in

a landscape.

Soane Mouth of Truth Mask

This large mask is similar to the Bocca

della Verità in Rome that famously

features in Audrey Hepburn’s 1953 film

‘Roman Holiday’. Dating from the

Roman Hadrianic period or later, with its

theatrical appearance, the Soane Mouth

of Truth Mask features an open mouth

with the flowing hair and can be used as

a wall plaque or can be adapted for use

as a built-in wall fountain. An intriguing

design that would be equally at home in

a contemporary or classical setting.

On-going Design collaborations

Haddonstone continues to work with leading architects, designers and museums

around the world. Some of our most recent collaborations are with the Sir John

Soane’s Museum, Adam Architecture and Robert A.M. Stern. Haddonstone is proud

to have been chosen to create new designs in partnership with these illustrious

organisations.

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Sir John Soane’s Museum Collection

Haddonstone has launched a fabulous collection of designs, replicated from historic

works of art on display at the renowned Sir John Soane’s Museum in London. Sir

John Soane (1753-1837) was one of the most inventive and celebrated architects of

his time. His surviving works include Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing and his house in

Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, now the Soane Museum, which is probably his

greatest legacy. The museum contains his astonishing collection of artefacts.

The most notable design, replicated by

Haddonstone, is the wonderful Soane Caryatid,

originally created by the famous Coade & Sealy

Company in 1812. This would have been one of

the last designs created during John Sealy’s

lifetime as he died in 1813. A pair of these

female figures stand on top of the projecting

stone façade of Soane’s house in Lincoln’s Inn

Fields, London. Soane used these caryatids in

a number of projects, notably at his bank of

England and at Pitzhanger Manor, his country

house in Ealing. The original Coade caryatid

design was based on ancient Greek sculptures

at the Erechtheion temple on the Acropolis in

Athens.

The collection offers a rare opportunity to acquire a design from the Museum’s

historic collection for homes, gardens or landscapes. Haddonstone are working with

the Soane Museum on new designs to be launched at Decorex 2015.

Further examples of the collection can be seen below,

Soane Hercules Soane Corybantes Plaque Soane Dancing Girl & Faun

Plaque

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Sir Roy Strong’s Laskett Gardens

Sir Roy Strong’s Laskett Gardens

are the largest private formal

gardens to be created in England

since 1945. Over almost four

decades he has transformed a four

acre field into a series of stunning

garden rooms, vistas, ascents and

descents. The garden and his

house feature many Haddonstone

designs, from statues and finials to

garden structures and house

façade embellishments.

Sir Roy Strong is a well-known historian and garden writer. He was Director of the

National Portrait Gallery from 1967 to 1973 and of the V&A from 1974 to 1987. He

became a knight in 1983.

Now featuring the Soane Term

In addition to the recently created Colonnade

Court, an elegant concourse area featuring

Haddonstone’s architectural features, Sir Roy

Strong’s Laskett gardens will soon feature a

pair of Haddonstone’s Soane Terms. The

Terms will be located in the new addition to the

Laskett Gardens, the Nymphaeum, currently

under construction. The Soane Term

incorporates a human head with a sunflower

motif and a sculptured drop of flowers and fruit

reminiscent of the style of Grinling Gibbons.

The original can be seen in the Monument

Court at the Soane Museum.

The Colonnade is an ideal concourse area for

Laskett tours

The Soane Term, a classical

architectural feature

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New Gibbs Range of Classical Porches

The new Gibbs Range of

classical porches is

inspired by the designs

of the Georgian architect

James Gibbs (1682-

1754). Gibbs’s design

handbooks about

classical architecture

were probably most

widely used in the

eighteenth century

across the western

world. It is this rich

legacy that makes

Gibbs’s version of the

Classical Orders the

most appropriate for this

new range of porch

designs, being equally

suitable for both new

and historic buildings

across Great Britain, The

United States of America

and around the world.

The Gibbs Range of porches is designed to offer flexibility to architects, builders

and home owners for any situation. The design offers a range of components to

create a wide variety of designs, using the rules, geometry and proportions of

classical architecture, to produce beautiful and original compositions. The Gibbs

range includes both elaborate and more restrained details so that the character of

the porch can be finely tuned to each site.

The Gibbs Range had been designed by Hugh Petter, a leading authority on

classical architecture and a design director of Adam Architecture, one of the largest

firms of traditional architects currently practicing in the world.

For further information on the Gibbs Range of classical porches see

www.haddonstone.com/porch or contact [email protected]

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Haddonstone at the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show

Haddonstone will once again be exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show, having

secured a prime open ground site in Southern Row.

The company first showed at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1972, less than a year

after Haddonstone was founded. For fifteen consecutive years from 1989 to 2004,

Haddonstone exhibited at the prestigious event, climaxing with the creation of two

medal-winning Show Gardens in 2003 and 2004, both designed by Marketing

Director Simon Scott.

2015 will be Haddonstone’s third show since returning to the exhibition for the

show’s centenary in 2013. The exhibit will take you on a journey through the

seasons, combining garden ornaments with interior designs. The exhibit will

incorporate an exquisite Eton College Fountain creating a striking focal point at the

front of the exhibit. A classical Gibbs inspired porch will lead you through to an

interior garden room, complete with Vanbrugh Fireplace and Victorian style

ferneries. Above the ferneries Haddonstone will showcase its Parthenon Frieze I and

II. These pieces, showing horseman during the Panathenaic Procession, have been

replicated from the North Frieze of the Parthenon. The originals date back from

c443-438 BC. A seasonal theme will display throughout the stand with charming

plaques and statues depicting Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

Tradestand SR43 will be Haddonstone’s location for the show, so be sure to visit us

if you are attending.

Haddonstone’s exhibit at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show in the style of a small show garden.

The display showcases many of the Soane Museum designs as well as classic Haddonstone

pieces.

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Also at Chelsea; Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Show Garden

In celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, Surrey County Council

and Runnymede Hotel will sponsor a small artisan garden at Chelsea Flower Show

2015. In 1215 the Magna Carta was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede

in Surrey, the first legal document imposed upon an English sovereign by a group of

his subjects.

The formal layout, designed by Patricia Thirion and Janet Honour, is evocative of the

gardens of the medieval period. A wattle arbour over a turf bench provides support

for climbing plants. The focal point is Haddonstone’s Gothic Fountain with heraldic

pennants and other artefacts enhancing the scene. The garden's symmetry

symbolises the new law and order of the time.

A slice of a yew tree trunk, inscribed to relate to Magna Carta, is featured towards

the front of the garden in a meadow-planted bed, evocative of Runnymede. This is

symbolic of the ancient Ankerwycke Yew, said to be about 2000 years old, and

growing close to the site where Magna Carta was sealed.

Featuring the Haddonstone Gothic Fountain

Haddonstone’s Gothic Fountain

and Gothic Upper Base will

provide the focal point on the

Runnymede Surrey Magna Carta

800th Anniversary Garden.

The design comprises a

self-circulating Gothic octagonal

fountain with quatrefoil

decorations.

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Exhibitions & Events

Haddonstone attends various exhibitions and trade events throughout the year to

showcase new products as well as popular favourites. The company uses a

selection of contemporary and classic designs and regularly receives high praise for

the quality of the overall exhibit.

The highlights of 2015 will be Haddonstone’s exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show

and a return to the prestigious Decorex exhibition.

Haddonstone will be exhibiting at these UK events in 2015:

National Homebuilding & Renovating Show, NEC 26th – 29th March 2015

Chelsea Flower Show 19th – 23rd May 2015

BBC Gardeners' World Live NEC 11th – 14th June 2015

National Funeral Show, Stoneleigh 12th – 14th June 2015

NGS Yellow Book Show Garden opening 4th – 5th July 2015

Decorex, Syon Park 20th – 23rd Sept 2015

Historic Houses Association, QE2 Conference Centre 17th November 2015

ASLA, Chicago 7th – 8th November 2015

Above Left: Haddonstone’s Caryatid statue featuring on the Soane Museum stand at Decorex

in 2014

Above Right: Haddonstone’s impressive display at the National Homebuilding & Renovating

show incorporating architectural TecLite designs with classic planters, statues and a Gothic

Fountain.

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National Garden Scheme – The Yellow Book

Haddonstone is opening up its acclaimed

show gardens on the weekend of 4th – 5th

July 2015, in conjunction with East

Haddon Hall, as part of the National

Garden Scheme. This is the 9th time in 6

years the company has opened its

gardens to raise money for the NGS.

So far Haddonstone has successfully raised over £10,000 for a range of NGS

charities including Macmillan, Marie Curie and Crossroads Care. It is also a rare

opportunity for visitors to have access to the gardens at a weekend.

The company also plays an active part in the local community, supporting many

local charitable initiatives.

Special offer for show garden visitors

Visitors to Haddonstone’s show gardens can

enjoy a 10% reduction on the fine food offered

at the acclaimed Red Lion Hotel, just a short

stroll from the show gardens.

The Red Lion has been awarded a Bib

Gourmand in the UK Michelin Restaurant Guide

since 2012.

Vouchers are available on request from

the Haddonstone Sales Office.

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East Haddon expansion enhances the customer experience

The picturesque village of East Haddon near

Northampton has been home to Haddonstone

since it was established in 1971, with the Forge

House the head office since 1979. The company’s

acclaimed showgardens are also on the site of the

head office and with Haddonstone thriving along

with a desire to remain in such an idyllic location.

Haddonstone has enhanced the customer

experience, when visiting the show gardens, with

a new extension of our unique Grade II listed head

office. The extension includes a new reception

area as a first point of call, along with providing

visitors with an opportunity to view the Haddonstone Library. The Library has an

extensive range of over 300 books on gardening and architecture dating back from 1729

right up to present day. Along with the extension, the site has now been made fully

disabled accessible making the site suitable for all visitor requirements.

Haddonstone’s much-admired show gardens are open all year around to the public and

we invite members of the press to see for themselves just how stunning the gardens are.

Set across four acres and divided into several smaller themed gardens, the gardens

display many of Haddonstone’s designs in a perfect garden and landscape context

allowing visitors to find a real sense of how landscaping features can be achieved.

Haddonstone’s range of water features, both contemporary and traditional, shows how

these features can enhance any garden, large or small.

The gardens attract many visitors from around the world every year, being just 65 miles

from central London and conveniently located to the M1, M6, M40 and A14. Most

reach the gardens by exiting the M1 at junction 18 before travelling along the A428 in

the direction of Northampton. The show gardens are open Monday-Friday from 9am

until 5pm (except Bank Holidays and Christmas).

To arrange a tour of Haddonstone’s stunning show gardens please ring 01604

770711 or email [email protected]

The new reception and library extension at Haddonstone’s Forge House

head office (right).


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Parthenon plaques now available - even exports to certain

Mediterranean countries!

The Parthenon was built

nearly 2,500 years ago in

Athens as a temple

dedicated to the Greek

goddess Athena. It was the

centrepiece of an ambitious

building programme on the

Acropolis of Athens. For a

thousand years the

Parthenon was the church

of Virgin Mary of the

Athenians. It was then used

as a mosque before it

became the archaeological

ruin we know today.

The Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, are a collection of

sculptures recovered from the Parthenon by British ambassador Lord Elgin between

1801 and 1805. This exquisite arrangement of original marble sculptures is now on

display at the British Museum. Both Haddonstone’s replicas have been cast from

these infamous designs.

Capturing the majesty of

the renowned Parthenon

Frieze, this pair of

Haddonstone designs is

replicated from original

carvings, now on display

at the British Museum,

dating back from

c443-438 BC. The

originals depict the

Panathenaic Procession.

The horsemen are from

the north frieze of the

Parthenon.

Both of these plaques will be displayed on the Haddonstone exhibit at the Chelsea

Flower Show 2015.

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Ask to be added to the PR email database

Haddonstone sends out press releases on the latest news at the company and new

product launches. With the Soane Museum partnership and Chelsea Flower Show,

alongside exciting projects at high-profile locations including Sir Roy Strong’s

Laskett gardens, Haddonstone’s press releases are relevant and a great way to

keep up-to-date with the market leader in fine garden ornaments.

New to Haddonstone is the ‘Haddonstone inspirations’ series, providing an insight

into both the standard range and beautiful accompanying imagery in the company

archives.

Haddonstone’s product updates are designed to be simple, to the point and offer

unique seasonal inspiration for any upcoming articles or features and can provide a

handy reference point when researching relevant product images. All images

featured in the e-mails are copyright free and available in high-resolution.

If you would like to be on Haddonstone’s mailing list for press releases,

Haddonstone inspirations or both please contact us on, 01604 770711 or e-mail

[email protected].

Photographic library

With an impressive library of images, Haddonstone is able to respond to image

requests quickly. The copyright free images are available free of charge on email,

disc or via cloud storage (e.g. Dropbox).

Journalists can also download 200 Haddonstone images from Press Loft to give

easy and constant access to the company’s stunning product imagery.

Haddonstone is happy to invite photographers to arrange photo shoots in our

acclaimed Northamptonshire show gardens. We are also able to loan products for

your own shoots, subject to time scales and product availability*. Please contact the

press department for more information.

Haddonstone can provide multiple

scenes for many of its products, as

shown by this Temple in a summer

and winter setting.

*Please be aware that

Haddonstone’s products can be

heavy and some even require

mechanical lifting and we can only

provide kerbside delivery.


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New Haddonstone Catalogue

Haddonstone has an

inspirational 216 page

catalogue… contact us if you

are reading this and did not

pick up a copy at the Show!

Each main section has been

colour coded to help

navigation and a new

Latest Designs section has been created, bringing together garden ornaments from

the Soane Museum collection, Haddonstone’s latest designs and the Gibbs inspired

Classical range of porches, along with a selection of latest inspirations including Sir

Roy Strong’s Laskett Gardens.

It’s a must-have on your desk when in need of that moment of inspiration. All

images you see in the catalogue are available in high-resolution and are copyright

free. Contact us if you’d like any for your publication.

New advertising and website

Haddonstone’s long-awaited new and improved website

has been launched.

With fresh graphics and easier access across the site,

viewing the product range has been made simpler and

benefits from the introduction of larger images. For the

first time, the website is responsive to all screen

sizes – meaning it can be viewed in proportion on large

desktops, iPhones, iPads and initially on most modern

Android devices.

New press releases will be updated onto the website, and

with releases from recent years, this section, dedicated to

the media, will become a place to research and see

Haddonstone’s launches, achievements and news.

As well as the new website, Haddonstone has launched a

brand new advertising campaign.

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Cut-out images

Haddonstone is able to offer a comprehensive range of

cut-out images for its collection of garden ornaments and

architectural stonework.

With cut-outs now extremely popular with newspapers and

magazines alike, Haddonstone has a wide selection of

highly-detailed, studio-shots available for journalists.

For more information on the range of products we have

available in cut-out format, contact us or look out for uploads

of the new imagery to Haddonstone’s Press Loft page.

This Roman Sundial, Apollo Belvedere bust, XVII Century Lion, Ham House Pineapple finial

and Tudor Jardinière are some of the images now available in cut-out format with the sharp

detailing on the ornaments.

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Haddonstone Garden Cremation Memorials

and Pet Memorials

Haddonstone has introduced a range of

garden cremation memorials and pet

memorials. Exceptionally crafted, yet

unobtrusive, each design provides both a

beautiful ornament and a discreet receptacle

for a loved one’s cremated remains.

To personalise each memorial a stone

inscription panel is recess fixed into the

pedestal. This is supplied inclusive of a cut

inscription detailing a name and years of birth

and death. Additional characters can be

inscribed, if practical. Alternatively, should a

comprehensive inscription be required, a high

quality laminate plaque can be fixed.

There are a number of other decorative

design items that can be provided,

including photograph plaques and

flowers. Haddonstone also has a

comprehensive range of other

conventional garden ornaments, bench

seats, fountains, obelisks and much

more.

To see the full range of products, see the

Haddonstone catalogue or contact us for

a copy of the leaflets produced specially for

the memorials range.

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Classical, traditional and contemporary styles

Haddonstone is probably best known for producing traditional and classical cast

stone garden ornaments, but in recent years the company has gained a reputation

for contemporary pieces. The range includes fountains, sundials and bird baths, as

well as planters featuring art deco, cubist and art nouveau motifs. The Olympian and

Athenian ranges are the latest designs in the contemporary collection.

A number of Haddonstone’s contemporary planters are made in TecLite, a lighter

material which can reduce the weight of some ornaments by up to 50 per cent.

TecLite designs have thin walls leaving more room to create a colourful display of

plants. TecLite ornaments are particularly suitable for use in locations where weight

or access is an issue – for example balconies or roof terraces.

Many of the designs in the contemporary range are perfect for indoor as well as

outdoor use. The collection of self-circulating pebble bowls can create a tranquil

setting in a conservatory of garden room.

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Haddonstone through the seasons

As Haddonstone’s garden ornaments can be enjoyed all year round, the company’s press

office can provide a wide and varied array of images from its archive.

Statues, fountains and planters can all create great focal points when the winter sets in and

the gardens lose both their colour and vegetation, with many landscapes only left with the

beautiful ornaments contained within them to provide interest.

From sun-kissed spring and summer imagery to autumnal and snow-covered winter

settings, Haddonstone can provide images for all seasons for garden articles and features

throughout the year.

To view a range of specific seasonal images, please contact the press office, who will be

able to send a selection of images too.

The Gardener statue stands tall in an idyllic snow

scene

The Eton College Fountain provides an ideal

focal point in the autumnal mist

Apollo Belvedere looking resplendent with

daffodils

A Shell Wall Fountain creates a superb summer pond

view

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A Haddonstone pavilion in the company’s Northamptonshire

showgardens

Landscape Inspirations

“Garden ornaments provide

emphasis and accent in a garden,

drawing the eye in a particular

direction. Most ornaments,

because they are solid and static

objects such as urns, seats,

columns or statues, provide a

contrast with the living things

around them.”

David Hicks, 1929-1998

Haddonstone has a range of ornamental and architectural features to add a touch of

elegance to any garden. Designs include Classical temples and Roman-columned pergolas

as well as Palladian style pavilions and custom made follies that can be created to suit

individual requirements and tastes.

There is a range of lawn edging in several styles that are ideal for dividing up different parts

of a garden, or balustrading can be used to separate a terrace from the lawn.

Haddonstone’s garden ornaments and landscape features can be used to create a

personalised garden by combining several simple elements to give a lawn or patio a unique

look.

Haddonstone also has the ability to create custom made stonework and take mouldings

from original stonework to craft new replicas.

A ruin makes a great focal point while Haddonstone’s Orangeries are versatile and elegant structures

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The Gardener Statue Technistone Flooring

Louis XV Chimney Piece Painted Corinthian Column

Interior Inspirations for Decorex

The theme of Decorex 2015 is Adam. Watch out for the new Adam inspired product

launches at the show.

Although traditionally used in the garden or on the exterior of a building, Haddonstone can

also be used to great effect inside the home. Planters, statues and self-contained fountains

look particularly effective in a light-filled conservatory or garden room.

Haddonstone’s extensive range of architectural features, including half columns,

balustrading and cladding can be used to enhance a contemporary, classical or traditional

design scheme.

A collection of chimneypieces, or fireplace surrounds, are available with or without hearth

blocks and slips. They can be used with an open fire, stove or grate, or simply to create a

striking focal point in a room.

Haddonstone also has a range of flooring which has been designed especially for interior

use.

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New Haddonstone designs soon acquire a

weathered look that attracts buyers and

collectors

Haddonstone – antiques of the future?

Stone garden ornaments are a perfect way to create

permanent focal points in a small garden or grand

landscape. With the advantage of being both low

maintenance and stylishly designed, the beauty of an

ornament only grows with the passing of the years as a

result of the weathering process from the annual seasons

and elements they face. Weathered garden ornaments are

the most attractive and sought after, and over time the

ornament begins to look like it belongs in the landscape it is

placed.

Whether a new landscape has been designed in a

classical or contemporary style or a historic landscape

requiring an ornament to ‘fit-in’ with the other planters

and fountains already in place, the antique character of weathered ornaments is widely

desired. This means buyers can soon enjoy a weathered ornament after the natural

weathering process for a fraction of the cost that people would expect to pay for

comparable quarried stone ornaments.

Weathered Haddonstone designs have a history of selling at auction for a price that far

exceeds their normal cost. At Sotheby’s four Plaited Baskets, estimated to be around 15

years old, went under the hammer for over £5000. This design is still sold today and is one

of the least expensive items in Haddonstone’s collection, retailing for only £49 each. The

Plaited Basket design forms part of the extensive collection by Haddonstone. And this is

not the first time this has happened. In 1989 four similar Plaited Baskets, made ten years

previously, were sold for £1000. At the time they retailed at only £36.50 each.

Haddonstone have even developed a specialist formula, StoneAge, specifically to give an

ornament from their range an aged look; whether a planter, statue, fountain or bird bath.

The formula is ideal for customers

who don’t wish to wait for natural

weathering to take effect.

Garden lovers dream of a beautiful

antique garden ornament in their garden.

Today, with the right weather conditions

and a little patience will ensure that that

wish is fulfilled with an exquisitely

weathered ornament.

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Haddonstone’s environmental credentials

Haddonstone’s considerable environmental

credentials have been recognised

internationally, three times winning the

prestigious Award (Building Materials) for

Environmental Best Practice and Sustainable

Development. Haddonstone was first awarded

the Green Apple Award in 2005 for its

involvement in the renovation of Leazes Park in

Newcastle and then in 2010 Haddonstone was

awarded for its work providing custom cast

stonework for the restoration of Scarborough

Spa in North Yorkshire.

More recently Haddonstone has been awarded for its extensive range of architectural

features used in restoring and enhancing the building and landscape at Coworth Park,

Dorchester Collection’s luxury house hotel and spa in Berkshire. From the entrance Portico

and garden Balustrade to architectural stonework details, all have been created by

Haddonstone.

The International Green Apple Awards are presented by the Green Organisation to those

who set the standard in the environmental practice and sustainable development.

Dry cast Haddonstone and wet cast TecStone provide excellent thermal mass benefits

whilst GRC (TecLite) provides lightweight, thin wall solutions using fewer raw materials. All

three materials exceed all relevant British and international standards.

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An early public relations photograph of

Haddonstone’s founder Bob Barrow

Haddonstone’s production facility in Pueblo, CO,

opened in 1996

Haddonstone’s Heritage

Haddonstone is considered the UK’s leading

manufacturers of cast limestone garden

ornaments and architectural stonework.

Established in 1971, Haddonstone is based in the

picturesque village of East Haddon,

Northamptonshire.

Since then Haddonstone has continued to grow

and after starting with only seven products the

company can now boast over 500 different

designs ranging from statuary, water features and

planters to balustrading, porticos and follies. The

company now has an enviable reputation for

traditional, classical and contemporary designs.

Haddonstone in the States

Haddonstone (USA) Ltd was formed as

a subsidiary of Haddonstone Ltd in

1990, initially operating from a

warehouse with yard and offices on the

East Coast. During 1996 a six acre site

was acquired in Pueblo, Colorado on

which a manufactory was constructed.

This incorporated a purpose-built

mould shop, production facilities for

both Haddonstone and TecStone, a

large stockyard and loading docks.

Haddonstone has a network of stockists and distributors across the USA and is also able to

sell direct to customers. The company manufactures the same extensive product range as

the UK but has a few extras especially for the US market.

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British Made for Quality

Haddonstone is a genuine British

manufacturer – each design being

created and handmade in

Northamptonshire at the

company’s state of the art

manufacturing facility.

The Haddonstone material is a unique form of cast limestone with a surface texture similar

to Portland stone. It begins life as a secret mix of limestone, binders and additives – a dry

powder with the consistency of damp earth.

Haddonstone is a founder member of the United Kingdom Cast Stone Association

(UKCSA). Haddonstone's minimum cube compressive strength at 28 days is greater than

35MPa. As part of Haddonstone's Quality Assurance procedures, the materials are regularly

tested both in the company's own laboratory and by a recognised independent laboratory.

Thus, customers may have every confidence in the quality and durability of the material.

If you are planning any features on British made products and businesses, contact

Haddonstone for opportunities for interviews, factory tours and more information on the

company.

Haddonstone Quality Mark

The Haddonstone Quality Mark is a new concept

that will help authenticate items produced by the

company.

The mark is physically stamped onto the product

to ensure customers know they have a genuine

Haddonstone design.

Similar marks have been used by renowned past

manufacturers including Coade, Doulton and

Pulham.

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Why choose a Haddonstone gift voucher

Gift vouchers have fast become the

popular present of choice for birthdays,

weddings and Christmas. They are

more personal than money and it gives

the recipient a choice to buy whatever

they desire from the business selected.

With so many businesses offering gift

vouchers the problem now is to choose

one which will be both appreciated and

original. Haddonstone gift vouchers are

an unusual gift idea for any occasion,

but why choose a Haddonstone gift

voucher when so many other options

out there?

1. Haddonstone is the UK’s leading manufacturer of fine garden ornaments and

architectural reconstructed limestone. All products are British Made for Quality and are

handmade at the company’s UK production facility.

2. The chance for the recipient to choose from over 1000 designs in the standard collection;

from planters, statuary and fountains to columns, follies and even fireplaces.

3. Haddonstone offers gift vouchers in any denomination, whether you want to give £10 or

£2500.

4. A five year warranty on all garden ornaments

5. Custom-made items are a Haddonstone specialty, with all gift vouchers also valid

towards bespoke products manufactured.

It’s the perfect gift for a gardening enthusiast or someone who appreciates the finer things

in life. Haddonstone is an original and ideal gift all year round.

For more information on Haddonstone’s gift vouchers visit www.haddonstone.com, e-mail

[email protected] or call 01604 770711

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Book Focus - Artificial stone: a successful substitute for natural

stone?

This eye opening book chronicles the

history of artificial stone, from Coade to

Haddonstone, whilst also exploring both

historical and contemporary perceptions

relating to this sometimes controversial

material. Described by Dr Simon Richards

of the University of Leicester as: “A very

solid and enlightening piece of work ~ rich

insightful and multi-faceted”, the book will

prove essential reading for anyone with an

interest in country houses and historic

landscapes including conservation

professionals.

Artificial stone has a long and illustrious

history that intertwines with the great boom

in classically inspired country house

building from the eighteenth century

onwards. There have been more imitations

of stone than of any other natural building material. This persistent emulation has most

consistently been for reasons of economy, availability and fashion – particularly where

quarried stone is difficult, time-consuming and forbiddingly expensive to employ.

This volume provides a history of the most important manufacturers of artificial stone from

the eighteenth century to the present day, mainly from the perspective of garden or

landscape ornamentation. Chapter I identifies clay and cement-based manufacturing as the

two principal methods for the creation of artificial stone. Chapter II reviews the principle

manufacturers from the early-eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, a period

dominated by the Coade company. Chapter III examines the manufacturers who

succeeded Coade from the mid nineteenth through to the early-twentieth century, focusing

on Blashfield, Austin & Seeley, Doulton and Pulham. Chapter IV looks at the revival in

artificial stone manufacturing from the Second World War to the present, principally through

the works of Chilstone and Haddonstone. Chapter V explores both historical and

contemporary perceptions of artificial stone over the last three hundred years, thereby

identifying both changes and similarities in opinion relating to this sometimes controversial

material ~ chronicling the debate that has run from the eighteenth century to the present as

to the acceptability of artificial stone.

Copies of the book are available for review.

10 Reasons to contact Haddonstone

1. Helpful and knowledgeable in-house marketing team

2. Copyright-free images from our comprehensive photo library

3. Rapid turnaround of all press enquiries by email or post

4. Product loans for your own photographic shoots

5. Acclaimed show gardens available for photo shoots and tours

6. Haddonstone’s marketing team has a combined experience of almost

50 years, headed by a medal-winning Chelsea Show Garden Designer

7. Use us as a resource - Haddonstone has an amazing in-house library of more than

300 titles dating back to 1729

8. Contact us for industry comments – founded in 1971, we are now considered to be

the international market leader

9. Haddonstone has a warehouse and manufactory in the USA and exports worldwide

10. Haddonstone’s inspirational 216-page catalogue contains the world’s most

comprehensive collection of cast stone garden ornaments – something for every

house, garden or landscape.

For all editorial or image requests please contact:

Rebecca Faulkner, Events and PR Officer

Haddonstone Ltd,

The Forge House, East Haddon, Northampton, NN6 8DB

Telephone: 01604 770711 Email: [email protected]

Documents

Haddonstone Press Information 2015