Guildhall Square, Southampton
Granite paving during installation. Guildhall Square, Southampton
Image: Aggregate Industries
‘September 1874, poor school attendance as Sanger’s Circus is in Town’. Site specific debossed text to the leading face of the bench seat. One of 6 x 6m long polished cast concrete benches created for Guildhall Square, Southampton. Each bench had individual debossed text.
Image: Miller Druck International Stone Ltd
Pre-planning draft plans for all project granite paving were originally prepared by Miller Druck International Stone Ltd
Casting technician polishing one of six, 6m long concrete benches manufactured by Decomo Belgium.
‘September 1874, poor school attendance as Sanger’s Circus is in Town’. Much of the project research was inspired by historic newspaper articles and documents made available to me in the Reading Room, Archives, Civic Centre, Southampton.
Image: Aggregate Industries
Looking down into an almost completed Guildhall Square against a backdrop of No 1 Guildhall Square, with its large architectural glazing artwork.
Skateboarding in Guildhall Square
A 6m long cast and polished concrete bench against a backdrop of No 1 Guildhall Square, with its large architectural glazing artwork.
Site visit to the casting yards of Decomo in Mouscron, Belgium with James Donington of Decomo standing atop one of the 6m long benches.