War Memorials

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Garinda.
A picture and explanation of the memorial from the Accy observer in 1919.

Fascinating details, thank you.

Fittingly, as well as a great sculptor, the figures were cast by the most famous art founders of the day, Barlanti's of London.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by garinda

Fascinating details, thank you.

Fittingly, as well as a great sculptor, the figures were cast by the most famous art founders of the day, Barlanti's of London.

Having served my time as a pattern maker, and looking at the intricacy and detail of a lot of figures on war memorials, I've come to the conclusion that those bronze figures on Clayton's war memorial were produced by the lost wax process, and then welded together.

Retlaw.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Having served my time as a pattern maker, and looking at the intricacy and detail of a lot of figures on war memorials, I've come to the conclusion that those bronze figures on Clayton's war memorial were produced by the lost wax process, and then welded together.

Retlaw.

Remembering back to all the art history lectures I sat through for five years, I think you're probably right. The castings are of too fine a quality to have been produced any other way.

[garinda]

Close up details of Cassidy's War Memorial sculpture, in Rishton's Conservative Club.

John Cassidy - Sculptor - Rishton Conservative Club War Memorial