Cast Iron radiators

just a personal opinion.whilst you're right they can be attractive but there are not a few downsides.they are generally quite a lot bulkier than new ones,they are very heavy,they take ages to heat up although yes they do cool down much slower than alu ones, they may still make something similar but i'm not sure however if you go down the road of restoring old ones it's quite a costly business as they should be sanded inside and out then the rust treatment externally then the final exterior coat which would make them pretty pricy compared to new ones which whilst not as nice to look at are however discreet and one tends not to see them.....we went into this when we restored and changed our minds...

There are UK firms that ship rads to Europe - such as   http://www.castradsshop.co.uk/index.html It might be worth finding out what they would charge

You can buy cast iron traditional style radiators here. Our plumber had a brochure ut they weren't cheap. He also has aluminium ones of the same style.

Thanks, we don't want to restore even though we have been able to find them, like you said the cost and hassle isn't worth it, and we have seen then from Italian companies but they just seem a lot more than the UK but it seems like we'll either end up paying it in delivery if we go through the UK, I'll keep looking, I know they take longer to heat up but we just prefer them, probably will end up with aluminum though! big sigh…