This page I show shots of the foundries where I have worked.Which are:-Corinthian Bronze, Peckham London. Morris Singer,Dorset Road Lambeth. Morris Singer Basingstoke. Burleighfield Arts Loudwater High Wycombe. 
Above:-Burleighfield Arts, A very buzy little foundry at Loudwater High Wycombe. Good things come in small parcels, I am prejudice of course. 
Above Nigel and Martin:- A craft demonstration at Waterperry Oxford 
Lifting a core from a sand mould. Nigel 
Rubber mould for lost wax casting Pouring rubber into mould.
Preparing ceramic moulds for casting.

Bronze repair due to a casting fault
Me 1953
Henry Moore " Reclining figure" 1 ton bronze Cast at Corinthian Bronze Peckham London.
At the foundry, "The Sheep Group" A very large piece by Henry Moore. Cast in Basingstoke.
Me sand Moulding a Barbara Hepworth piece "Hollow Form" Morris Singer Dorset Road Lambeth.

Assembly of a Sand Mould:-Nigel and Warren. Burleighfield Arts.

Special sand mix used for casting sculpture commonly called the Co2 process. 3 bronze castings sculpted by Barbara Hepworth. Cast in Morris Singer Dorset Road Lambeth.
This piece was cast in Aluminium, it was the very first contract that kicked of the new foundry in the "Trees" of Morris Singer after moving from Dorset Road Lambeth, to Basingstoke. This was a very large piece of arround 20ft.Location the Sperry Gyroscope firm in Bracknell.
Casting bronze into a sand mould,temperature around 1150 degrees Cel.
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