PROJECT News Brunel makes it mark on new heritage site
Brunel Engraving has engraved over 500 bronze and stainless components at Shake- speare’s New Place, a contemporary her- itage landmark site in Stratford-upon-Avon, which opened on 20 August.
The site, which was Shakespeare’s family home from 1597 until his death in 1616, has been transformed by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to mark the 400th anniver- sary of Shakespeare’s death. Designed to reveal a “window on the world of William Shakespeare for the 21st Century”, it fea- tures landscaped gardens and specially- commissioned artworks celebrating the playwright’s life and works.
since it was created in 1920, and the Victorian Great Garden has been retained. A dynamic new permanent exhibition is housed in a restored and extended Tudor house next door.
Brunel Engraving did all of the intricate engravings,
inscriptions, designs and
lines from sonnets and plays featured throughout the site. These included the in- scription on the oak and bronze gateway which forms the entrance to the gardens, and the intricately designed pattern work etched on bronze circles throughout the grounds. The pattern which runs throughout the site was specially designed to reflect the Tudor era.
We are very proud to
have made a lasting mark on this beautiful heritage
site in Shakespeare’s home town of Stratford.
Although Shakespeare’s original house is no longer standing in the grounds, the historic garden was preserved and the contemporary landscape beyond the entrance reveals the footprint of Shake- speare’s lost family home, discovered during archaeological excavations of the site. The original Tudor Knot Garden has been fully restored for the first time
Over 500 separate bronze and steel component parts in varying sizes of arcs and flat bars were each individually engraved. The arced pieces featuring intricate pattern work, which formed differ- ent sizes of circles had to match exactly, and their thin borders had to be perfectly aligned. Some components took over three days to engrave due to their size, weight, the complexity of the image and depth of engraving.
“We had to maintain total accuracy in the patterned pieces, as the design dictated that a fine border of 1mm ran around the arc and that the pattern in each arc matched per- fectly at the join”, says Martyn Wright, founder and managing director of Brunel Engraving.
“Some components required a 4mm en- graving depth which made the process more complex. This was a detailed and time consuming job requiring intricate precision
Detail of the pattern work.
and attention to detail which our experi- enced, specialist engravers completed suc- cessfully and to schedule.
“We are very proud to have made a lasting mark on this beautiful heritage site in Shakespeare’s home town of Stratford. It will attract visitors from all over the world for many years to come!”
Engraving from The Tempest.
Engraving on the bronze gateway to the site.
56 Sign Update ISSUE 167 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016
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