'In Memoriam' or 'In spiration'

[Mat Lambert]

Not strictly a memorial but I thought this statue of St George in Zagreb was nicely done when I saw it last year.

(Apologies Paul if this is detracting from the essence of your thread)
Cheers
Mat

 

[peedee]

Not strictly a memorial but I thought this statue of St George in Zagreb was nicely done when I saw it last year. (Apologies Paul if this is detracting from the essence of your thread)
Cheers. Mat

Absolutely not mat.

I am sincerely hoping to see statuary that can inspire sculpters/modellers/companies.
The most readily available form is in memorials, but it's all great stuff whatever it is, and we've had some remarkable submissions from around the world.

It woulkd be good to get some south american ones, but we'll see.

Can't beat a bit of bronze ! I love this, but my favourite so far was a few pages back the heroes monument in budapest.
I'd love to make all the figurs that are there for sure.

Thanks again, you found a cracker

Paul

 

[Mat Lambert]

Saw this one yesterday.
Infantry Memorial in Brussels - for Belgian soldiers of WW1 & WW2
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_Memorial_(Brussels)#

And now my photos (not quite so good)

Cheers
Mat

 

[peedee]

Mat that's so impressive...

I hope you had a good trip,

thanks very much for sharing

Paul

 

[OldTaff]

I remember seeing this some years ago, a wonderful memorial. Thankfully,then,it was without the pathetic and disrespectful graffiti !

Alan

 

[JonP]

This is called
The drums to the Fore and Aft

in front of the Suffolk Coastal District Council offices in Melton near Woodbridge;

 

[billyturnip]

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This is called
The drums to the Fore and Aft

in front of the Suffolk Coastal District Council offices in Melton near Woodbridge;

Jake & Lew of the "The Fore and Fit Princess Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen-Anspach's Merther-Tydfilshire Own Royal Loyal Light Infantry, Regimental District 329A.".

 

[Mat Lambert]

I remember seeing this some years ago, a wonderful memorial. Thankfully,then,it was without the pathetic and disrespectful graffiti !

Alan

Yes , unfortunately there seems to be graffiti on everything in Brussels. Did consider not posting that image as I don't know what the graffiti says. Let me know if I should remove it.
Cheers
Mat

 

[billyturnip]

Yes , unfortunately there seems to be graffiti on everything in Brussels. Did consider not posting that image as I don't know what the graffiti says. Let me know if I should remove it.
Cheers
Mat

Someone using Lex the latin word for law as the christian name of Lex Luthor from Superman Mat. Pathetic.

 

[Mat Lambert]

Someone using Lex the latin word for law as the christian name of Lex Luthor from Superman Mat. Pathetic.

Ah, thanks for explaining Roger , I didn't make the connection. Stupid and thoughtless but not fascist etc etc - I'll leave the image up then.
Cheers
Mat

 

[billyturnip]

Stupid and thoughtless

Yep that's all it is.

 

[Mat Lambert]

Mat that's so impressive...

I hope you had a good trip,

thanks very much for sharing

Paul

Thanks Paul, I'm here with my family for the whole week.
Yesterday spent a perfect day at Waterloo and no real exaggeration to say it was a trip of a lifetime in that I have been dreaming of going for nearly my whole life!
Here are a few of the memorials from that incredible historic site (in the order i saw them)...

The Lion Mound - Prince of Orange

Kings German Legion

General Gordon

Tbc soon

Tbc soon

General Picton

Marcognet's Division

Donzelot's Division (La Haye Sainte)

Lieutentant Augustin Demulders (5th Cuirassiers)

Captain Mercer's battery RHA

The British Army 1815 (Hougoumont)

Cheers
Mat

 

[billyturnip]

Mercer's memorial was one of the first ones I came across when I visited and entirely by accident, bit of a coincidence as one of his officers was from Bedale.

 

[housecarl]

Good stuff Mat.

 

[peedee]

Mat, it is particularly noteable that you chose not just to put the obvious memorials up here today,
These smaller monuments are little recorded normally but help greatly to show the scope of the field and range of the actual fighting.
Thank you for sharing these.

I am jealous, are you doing Agincourt on the way home? Hehe
Paul

 

[Mat Lambert]

Mat, it is particularly noteable that you chose not just to put the obvious memorials up here today,
These smaller monuments are little recorded normally but help greatly to show the scope of the field and range of the actual fighting.
Thank you for sharing these.

I am jealous, are you doing Agincourt on the way home? Hehe
Paul

I completely agree Paul, while they're not very 'sculptural' the smaller ones helped us build a picture of the events that took place very well. I also thought it was ironic that it was easier to read the text on these than the big important looking ones!
Cheers
Mat

 

[Mat Lambert]

Was at the HQ of the British Legion today and spotted this statuette of Douglas Haig in the foyer.

Cheers
Mat

 

[peedee]

Great post Mat, hope it was a rewarding trip in both senses, it serves as a great reminder that the poppy appeal as we call it today was originally known as the Haig Fund. And this was embossed on the poppy centre when I was a child.

You are racking up the miles mate this month.

You would have had to continue the same distance again beyond home to have seen this version.

Earl douglas haig edinburgh castle esplanade

I think we should do a sweepsatke on where you will pop up next,

my guess is Narvik or Telford !

Paul

 

[Mat Lambert]

Glad you like it Paul - wasn't sure how small they are allowed to get on this great thread of yours!
I like the picture - it's a dead ringer. They sure have some fine mounted statues in Edinburgh don't they.
You can start a book if you like (but put your money on Telford!)
Cheers
Mat

 

[peedee]

;
I've got a list of books to get at Telford.... I bet you have too.
See you there buddy.
P