| Founded | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1908 |
The Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts (1898–1966) was a company of modern artists and designers associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement, founded by Walter Gilbert. The guild worked in metal, wood, plaster, bronze, tapestry, glass and other mediums.[1]
The Guild received a Royal Warrant in 1908.[2]
The Guild's most famous works on public display are the main gates of Buckingham Palace and the Canada Gate both part of Sir Aston Webb's memorial scheme to Queen Victoria.[3]
Unlike many other Arts & Crafts companies that faded away after a few decades, for instance Morris & Co, the Bromsgrove Guild survived until after World War II.
Famous works[edit]
- Liver birds, Royal Liver Building, Liverpool
- Trim on the Lusitania
- Trim on the RMS Queen Mary
- The statue of Hygieia at Chequers
- Plasterwork at Averley, Glasgow.[4]
- Plasterwork at the Central Station Hotel, Glasgow.
- Stained Glass at Stoneleigh, Glasgow.
- The gates and sculpture at the Phoenix Assurance Building, Glasgow.
- Trim on the Cunard War Memorial, Liverpool.
- English altar and rails St Paul's Church, Bedford.
- Various items at Holy Trinity Church, Southport.
- Chancel gates and reredos in Liverpool Cathedral
- Items at Church of the Holy Trinity and St Mary, Dodford, Worcestershire
- The main gates of Buckingham Palace
- Terpsichore on the facade of the Fortune Theatre
- The mosaic in the pedimented gable at 50 Anlaby Road, Hull
- Choir Stalls at All Saints Cathedral, Halifax
Notes[edit]
- ^ Worcestershire County Council Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Bromsgrove Society Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Worcestershire County Council[permanent dead link] accessed 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Bromsgrove Guild (fl. 1898-1966), sculptors and foundry, a biography". glasgowsculpture.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.