Jean Tijou

[3] He was father-in-law to the painter of decorative schemes Louis Laguerre who married in St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.

He produced the screens and grilles of St Paul's Cathedral for Sir Christopher Wren.

Instead it focuses on scrollwork and harmony to the building rather than setting the gate as emphasis no matter the architecture attached to it.

At Chatsworth his surviving works include the balustrade of the upper flight of the grand staircase and the set of gates known as the Golden Gates, which were moved to their present location at the north entrance to the park in the 19th century.

[citation needed] Tijou elevated blacksmithing to an art with his lavish Baroque sheet metal overlay on iron structures.

To achieve this style of artistry, sheet metal is hammered from the rear of the plate to create form and then used to cover fire welds on foundational iron structures such as gates, hinges, fence work or wall deco pieces.

The Iron work of Tijou even influences the entrance gates that are seen at Chirk Castle located near Llangollen (1719).

These gates inspired the creativity of decoration on cast iron to be explored during the golden age.