Master Lock Maker and Restorer
Antique locks and hardware restoration, repair and manufacture for period properties, furniture, safes and veteran/vintage vehicles etc.
Highest standard workmanship at fair prices
Specialists in full restoration, repair and parts manufacture for antique, vintage and modern low and high-end locks and hardware.
Comprehensive antique and obsolete vintage and modern safe, property door and furniture locks restoration, repair and parts manufacture including associated hardware. Specialising in all historic periods including Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian. We specialise in high-end locks and hardware but also cater for all types and grades of locks, antique and obsolete nature (see example photos above of typical period property locks fully restored by us).
#We manufacture bespoke complete locks as replacements to original specification for property restoration where doors require much larger and very specific dimension locks than modern equivalent. Examples of locks regularly sent through to us for repair, restoration and manufacture include, but not limited to the following:
*Church stock locks (wood block/case locks)*Iron and Steel hand made rim door locks*Steel machine pressed rim door locks*Brass cased rim door locks*Ship/Boat locks*Prison/Asylum locks*Mortice door locks*Safe locks both high grade and low grade security*Cabinet locks*Furniture locks*Box locks*Chest locks*Case locks*Padlocks*Trick locks (typically collector locks)*Collector locks/Museum pieces (rare patent and historic locks)*Veteran and vintage vehicle locks (car and motorcycle).
English lock periods excluding sub-categories:
*Tudor*Stuart*Hanover*Windsor
#We work with locks from all over the world, not just British manufactured locks.#We manufacture complete locks and hardware bespoke where required using materials and techniques appropriate for the historic period and customer requirements. For example, restoration and manufacture of Tudor period hardware would require hand forging and wrought iron for authenticity.
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Specialists in full restoration, repair and parts manufacture for antique, vintage and modern low and high-end locks and hardware.
Comprehensive antique and obsolete vintage and modern safe, property door and furniture locks restoration, repair and parts manufacture including associated hardware. Specialising in all historic periods including Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian. We specialise in high-end locks and hardware but also cater for all types and grades of locks, antique and obsolete nature (see example photos above of typical period property locks fully restored by us).
#We manufacture bespoke complete locks as replacements to original specification for property restoration where doors require much larger and very specific dimension locks than modern equivalent. Examples of locks regularly sent through to us for repair, restoration and manufacture include, but not limited to the following:
*Church stock locks (wood block/case locks)
*Iron and Steel hand made rim door locks
*Steel machine pressed rim door locks
*Brass cased rim door locks
*Ship/Boat locks
*Prison/Asylum locks
*Mortice door locks
*Safe locks both high grade and low grade security
*Cabinet locks
*Furniture locks
*Box locks
*Chest locks
*Case locks
*Padlocks
*Trick locks (typically collector locks)
*Collector locks/Museum pieces (rare patent and historic locks)
*Veteran and vintage vehicle locks (car and motorcycle).
English lock periods excluding sub-categories:
*Tudor
*Stuart
*Hanover
*Windsor
#We work with locks from all over the world, not just British manufactured locks.
#We manufacture complete locks and hardware bespoke where required using materials and techniques appropriate for the historic period and customer requirements. For example, restoration and manufacture of Tudor period hardware would require hand forging and wrought iron for authenticity.
Below: 18th century influenced hand crafted full bespoke Masterpiece Key of
high-end manufacture
Full bespoke manufacture of countless unobtainable lock parts:
*Keys.
*Key blanks.
*Complete locks (to replace missing etc).
*All lock parts.
*Keeps.
*Strike plates.
*All spring types.
*Associated hardware.
Manufactured to the highest standards in metals including, but not limited to, the following:
*Wrought Iron (charcoal and puddled)*Mild Steel*Brass (cast and plate)*Copper*Bronze*Etc.
*Keys.
*Key blanks.
*Complete locks (to replace missing etc).
*All lock parts.
*Keeps.
*Strike plates.
*All spring types.
*Associated hardware.
Manufactured to the highest standards in metals including, but not limited to, the following:
*Wrought Iron (charcoal and puddled)
*Mild Steel
*Brass (cast and plate)
*Copper
*Bronze
*Etc.
#Guarantee on all bespoke parts for both quality and longevity.
“Fast service and excellent job as always! I’ve been a regular customer for 6 years and would recommend D.R. Lock Restoration and Repair to anyone.” – Steve Morrison, Antiques Dealer.
