Chimney pots are an elegant way of extending a chimney stack: simple to install, less expensive than building up the stack, and a stylish way to crown out a building. Chimney pots make wonderful bases for sundials and birdbaths. We have seen them used as bases for tables (fabulous with a glass top), as housing for patio lighting, and as fountains.

For more than 150 years, Octagonal chimney pots have been popular throughout England and Scotland, and can be still be found on traditional homes. Like all English chimney pots they were moulded from terracotta, before being given a rich "salt glaze" during firing in a kiln. Some were left unglazed and are now a delightfully mellow terracotta.

For the next century, each pot weathered in its own particular way. Even pots that stood next to each other on a chimney stack for a hundred years or more developed their own distinctive characters. Each one is unique; their appearance mellowed by age and history.

Most Octagonal Chimney Pots stand between 29 - 34 inches.