Heritage Wells
Visitors to Wells are often unaware of how many medieval sites there are in close proximity to one another. This brochure, with a map, is intended to ensure they miss nothing.
As part of the fundraising initiative for the wider Gormley Project, Project Factory has produced a 32pp visitor brochure for Wells Heritage Partners. It is titled Heritage Wells: An Introduction to the Historic Sites of Wells with a Foreword by Annie Maw, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset. It will be on sale for £4.50 at the heritage sites and will benefit the community projects launched by the Gormley Project.
Wells Heritage Partners was created as a formal entity in September 2020, and is a partnership between Wells Cathedral, The Bishop’s Palace, the Wells & Mendip Museum and the Bishop’s Barn.
Visitors to Wells are often unaware of how many medieval sites there are in close proximity to one another. This brochure, with a map, is intended to ensure they miss nothing.
The brochure is photography led, with some beautiful photography from Nick James LRPS of D H James Photographic Supplies, and text written by representatives of all the heritage sites. This is the first time such a collaboration has taken place and includes other important entities such as St Cuthbert’s Church and the Mendip Hospital Cemetery.
Antony Gormley Sculpture in Wells.
Project Factory CIC is delighted to announce that it has been asked to facilitate the delivery of a wonderful project for the entire City of Wells; world famous sculptor Antony Gormley has offered one of his works on loan for an 18 month display on the iconic West Front of Wells Cathedral and Project Factory will make it happen!
We are working with Wells Cathedral to bring this very ambitious and important event to the City of Wells to coincide with the August Bank Holiday, 28 August 2021.
Cast in iron, the work is just over life-size and will occupy Niche 338 below the North-West tower. The West Front of the Cathedral exhibits many renditions of the human form; from Old Testament stories to resurrection; kings and bishops to angels and apostles.
Of the work, Gormley has said:
“I have chosen this niche for its position and its visibility: the book at the end of the bookshelf. The work attempts to invoke the feeling of being isolated and exposed on this corner of a Gothic masterpiece. My purpose is to engage the eye and body of the viewer in empathic projection, to consider our time in the shelter of other times”
Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North has become one of the most talked about and recognisable pieces of public art ever produced. It is credited with focussing attention on the Gateshead area of the North East, thereby increasing tourism footfall, and has become a beloved presence in the landscape.
The beneficiaries of this project are the community, the schools and the City of Wells itself and Project Factory looks forward to introducing Antony Gormley’s work to Somerset and far beyond.
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Antony Gormley’s loan to Wells is generous and uplifting. The new sculpture has now been cast and is undergoing patination. Specialist artwork handlers are ready to transport it to Wells, but we can’t complete the journey without you! Please help us to make it happen by donating whatever you can to Project Gormley. Then in August you can stand in front of it with pride and know you played a part in the story.
Thank you
Bank details (please reference Gormley)
Account name: Project Factory CIC
Lloyds Bank
Sort code 30-98-97
Account no. 30014062
Please do send an email to hello@projectfactory.uk so we can acknowledge your kind donation and keep you informed of special events and activities.
Cheques can be made payable to:
Project Factory CIC c/o Launcherley Farm, Wells, BA5 1QJ
If you would like to find out more about our fundraising efforts or the benefits of patron and business sponsorship please do get in touch by telephone or email.
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