Venus Fountain
Posted on Aug 19, 2013
This beatifully sculpted fountain with Venus, attended by cherubs and drawn by magical sea creatures was created by English/American sculptor, Thomas Waldo Story (1855 – 1915). Originally the fountain was part of a re-design of the gardens following the owner’s wedding in the early twentieth century. The...
Prince Albert – “Man on the ‘Oss”
Posted on Jun 7, 2013
Prince Albert is portrayed in this Thomas Thornycroft sculpture in Field Marshall’s uniform with the Order of the Garter. It was unveiled in 1866 by Queen Victoria when she visited Wolverhampton; her first public engagement following Albert’s death. Over the years vandalism had resulted in a broken and twisted...
South African War Memorial.
Posted on Nov 2, 2012
The South African War Memorial (1906), sculpted by local artist Albert Toft (1862 – 1949), had suffered from the effects of acid rain, other environmental deposits, vandalism and some historic settlement of the granite base. Four plaques, three with names of the fallen and one high relief bas plaque representing grief...
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Monument
Posted on Feb 25, 2012
Situated high above the city of Stirling, this cast bronze memorial to the dead of the Boer War had suffered from exposure to wind and freezing rain and frost. Working closely with Historic Scotland, we removed the statue from its stone plinth and transported it 600 miles to our workshop. Here we stitched together cracks,...
Gates and Railings – various projects
Posted on Feb 17, 2012
Our unrivalled experience over the years in cast iron, wrought iron and bronze gates and railings can be seen in the selection shown below. (Contact us for information on specific projects or further details of numerous different projects and related work.)The appropriate treatment of each is agreed with the client, prior to...
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