The Advice Series is a series of illustrated booklets published by the Architectural Heritage Advisory Unit of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The booklets are designed to guide those responsible for historic buildings on how best to repair and maintain their properties.

This guide will help you care for your historic ironwork
by giving advice on:
—how to maintain architectural ironwork
—how to tell the difference between wrought and cast iron
—how to make the best decisions about repair works
—how and when to get the right advice