The artistic skills of the leadworker have found expression in various house fixtures over the years, particularly on rainwater heads, downpipes, water cisterns and roof embellishments. Lead is a malleable material that can be embellished in a multitude of ways for purely aesthetic reasons, and decorative architectural leadwork reached its zenith from late medieval times up to the end of the 18th century. A revival of interest occurred in the late 19th century led by Arts and Crafts architects, such as Philip Webb, and the writings of
