Bronze Age Foundry is proud to have cast this remarkable sculpture of Captain Mainwaring, of Dad’s Army fame for artist Sean Hedges-Quinn.
The sculpture was unveiled at Thetford on Saturday the 19th of June following a three year campaign by members of the Dad’s Army Museum to mark the years between 1968 and 1977, during which the sitcom was filmed in the town.
Bill Pertwee (Warden Hodges) joined David Croft the writer of the 78 episodes, in unveiling the sculpture - commenting that he thought the statue was “absolutely marvellous” and was a “frightening” likeness of the captain.
The sculpture will become a centrepiece of Thetford’s popular Dad’s Army tours.
February 19, 2010 – 12:21 pm
These two relief-panels (by Michael Sandle) entitled ‘Night’ and ‘Day’ were designed for a new building in St Helier, Jersey that is ‘Art-Deco’ in feel. They are intended to reflect this style, without being slavishly ‘retro’ or merely ornamental. They are strongly modelled in order to be read at a distance as they are sited high up on the exterior of the building.
‘Night’ and ‘Day’ was chosen as a theme to compliment the universal style of the building and Aluminium Bronze was chosen for the casting because of its resistance to sea-air and its ‘Byzantine’ golden colour, which relates well to the specific design of the relieves and to the character of the building as a whole.
