ABOUT US

All at Yorkshire Water Features are very proud to celebrate our first 15 years in business as a Ltd Company on 17th February 2024. From our humble beginnings we are now the National Trust’s preferred supplier of specialist water features,and the largest manufacturer and supplier of bespoke fabricated water wall, rill and rain arch water features in the UK.

We have a no nonsense, straightforward approach to all our projects, however small or large they are; and take pride in our proven ability to deliver on time and within budget – whilst ensuring the highest quality and service.

All our bespoke water features are made in the UK by a very experienced and talented team of committed individuals who possess a unique range of skills and abilities producing quality bespoke water features to ensure your dream becomes a reality

We’ve seen many changes and personnel come and go during this time but at heart we are still a family run business.

Originally begun as a hobby in 1996 by 2 freinds, Brendon Maxwell and our founder Jeff Lockhart – who made simple garden planters and basic oak barrel water features, selling them at garden shows until work and family commitments brought it to a close in 1998.

Jeff resurrected the business in 2008 and Yorkshire Water Features was incorporated in 2009, Starting with a range of hand made oak barrel features sold at Garden and County Shows across the country we embarked on our first major design and installation project in 2012 with our “Yorkshire Rose” fountains for Breezy Knees Gardens in York.

In 2013 we introduced our first stainless steel water walls and rills and by 2014 they had replaced the oak barrel products.

2015 saw our design, manufacture and installation of our huge floating magic tap water feature for Butlin’s Skegness resort and this led to us manufacturing and selling smaller versions of these worldwide.

That same year saw us design,fabricate and install a huge copper water feature at Cowesby Hall,Thirsk

2016 saw us winning the contract for two large water features at the London Electric Vehicle Companies flagship £500 million worldwide HQ and Production Facility at Coventry.

2017 ushered in a unique “Islamic” style infinity edge shallow pool water feature with bubble and cross jets for a private client followed by our work with Blenheim Developments and two large water features at their Dore Road Manor project.

2018 was dominated by our foray into full landscaping services with the Doncaster Hospice Garden and a huge complete garden for a private client in Bawtry – featuring a massive curved copper water wall.

2019 saw us busy with a huge 4 metre water wall and twin shallow pool features at the Northern Shell Building,Lower Thames St, London.

That same year we installed a huge 43 metre rill in the Memorial Garden of Littlethorpe Manor, together with a feature floating sphere, corten steps and planters.

At the end of the year – we installed a large tiled rill and pool feature for a private client in Market Rasen

2020 began with us designing and beginning the installation of 3 large granite water features at the new headquarters of the EG Group in Blackburn – Covid interrupted things and the project was not completed until late that year.

2021 saw us retreat from the larger projects and concentrate on developing our range of self contained water walls, rain arch features and rills – sales of these hitting new highs.

2022 continued in a similar vein and then as we entered 2023 it became clear that we needed to upscale and improve on our fabrication capabilities to manage demand and also further increase the quality of our products.

That year saw us design and build our first “Aquaglobe” features and then our unique “Vortex” water feature

YWF can now offer unlimited fabrication services and our range of bespoke water walls, pools and rill systems in Stainless Steel, Aluminium ( Powder coated) Copper and Corten Steel are the best value and quality available.

Following on from this, in 2023 we were invited by the National Trust to manufacture and install a water feature for their exciting “Mediterranean Garden” project, designed by Andy Sturgeon at Beningbrough Hall, York. This is currently in production with installation taking place this Spring and Summer.

2023 also saw us design and install 2 huge indoor water features in the Kirby and Witney showrooms of Ultima kitchens which are due to open this spring – giving us an ideal showcase for our water walls.

All in all it’s been a very busy and exciting 15 years and there is much to look forwards to in the future

Here is a time line of photographs showing our highlights over the years;

THE OAK BARREL YEARS – 1996 TO 2014

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Oak Barrel Display Harrogate Flower Show in 2010

28″ Width 3 Tier Oak Barrel Water Feature

Our first foray into Oak Barrel Water Features with Brendon Maxwell – Castle Howard Show in 1996

“YORKSHIRE ROSE” FOUNTAINS AT BREEZY KNEES GARDENS, YORK IN 2013

Yorkshire Rose Fountains,Breezy Knees Gardens, York 2013

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yorkshire rose water feature — Yorkshire Rose Fountains Breezy Knees Gardens, York

FIRST STAINLESS STEEL WATER WALLS IN 2014

First Stainless Steel Water Wall on display at Harrogate Flower Show in 2014

CORTEN STEEL WATER FEATURE FOR DEAN CLOUGH MILLS, HALIFAX IN 2014

Dean Clough Mills Corten Water Feature 2014

HUGE MAGIC TAP FOR BUTLIN’S SKEGNESS RESORT 2015

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huge magic floating tap — Huge Magic Tap for Butlin’s Skegness Resort 2015

LARGE COPPER POOLS AND STEPPED RILL WATER FEATURE AT COWESBY HALL, THIRSK 2015

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Cowesby Hall Copper Water Feature in 2017

LEVC HQ ANSTY PARK INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WATER FEATURES IN 2016

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LEVC Coventry Interior Water Feature 2016

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LEVC Coventry Exterior Water Feature 2016

Massive rebar supports for concreting base exterior WF at LEVC 2016

INFINITY EDGE “ISLAMIC” STYLE WATER FEATURE WITH BUBBLE JETS AND CROSS JETS

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“Islamic” style infinity edge shallow water feature with bubble and cross over jets in 2017

“Islamic” style infinity edge shallow water feature with bubble and cross over jets ground works in 2017

BLENHEIM DEVELOPMENTS DORE ROAD MANOR WATER FEATURES 2017

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18 metre long water wall Dore Rd Manor 2017

2018 DONCASTER HOSPICE GARDEN PROJECT

Sam Lockhart and Jason Swift hard at it at the Hospice 2018

LARGE PRIVATE GARDEN NEAR DONCASTER 2018

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FEATURE CORTEN STEEL TANK AND STEPPED RILL FOR ARNE MAYNARD PROJECT, ST MAWES 2018

Arne Maynard Designed Corten Tanks and stepped Rill, St Mawes 2018

NORTHERN SHELL BUILDING, LOWER THAMES ST, LONDON

HUGE WATER WALL FEATURE AND TWIN SHALLOW POOLS WITH BUBBLE JETS 2019

huge 4 metre square stainless steel water wall feature – Northern Shell Building 2019

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Shallow pool water feature Northern Shell Building 2019

Northern Shell Building twin shallow pools in Foyer 2019

LITTLETHORPE MANOR CHARLES THACKRAY MEMORIAL GARDEN PROJECT 2019

This was a major project involving a 43 metre long stepped rill headed by a feature stainless steel water wall, with a central pool and unique bespoke floating stainless sphere designed to appear like a replacement hip socket, flowing into a closing corten steel pool.

We also manufactured and installed the corten steel steps, pillars and planters