The Scottish War Memorials Project Part of the Scottish Military Research Group. Please visit our homepage at www.scottishmilitaryresearch.co.uk If you are new, please look at some of the help topics posted in "New Members, Help & Introductions"    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Thomas J Clapperton          The Scottish War Memorials Project Forum Index -> Sculptors View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message DerekR Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2205 Location: Hawick, Scotland Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:52 am    Post subject: Thomas J Clapperton Thomas J. Clapperton was born in Galashiels on 14th October 1879 and studied at Edinburgh College of Art before moving south. As far as I know he was responisble for the following Great War monuments: Minto, Canonbie, Selkirk, Earlston, Galashiels, Shenley (Hertfordshire), Oamaru (North Otago, New Zealand) He was also responsible for the following: Flodden Memorial - Selkirk Mungo Park Memorial - Selkirk Robert the Bruce - Edinburgh Castle Entrance Jimmy Guthrie Memorial -Hawick Newburn Memorial - Church of St. John Lee, Hexham World War II Memorial - Wakefield Cathedral Canonbie United Parish Church Roll of Honour Can anyone add to the list? _________________ There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young ..... Last edited by DerekR on Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:46 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top DerekR Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2205 Location: Hawick, Scotland Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:53 am    Post subject: CANONBIE GALASHIELS MINTO JIMMY GUTHRIE statue - Hawick FLODDEN MEMORIAL - Selkirk _________________ There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young ..... Back to top Adam Brown The Boss Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 3764 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland) Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:56 am    Post subject: Derek Do you have any images of Clapperton's Mungo Park memorial in Selkirk? I remember it being quite impressive. Regards Adam Back to top jamiemcginlay Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 897 Location: Glasgow Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:20 pm    Post subject: Here you go Adam, And my Clapperton favourite below - its a subject which could easily come across as patronising these days but there's a humanity in this face that you don't often see in sculpture. Back to top dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3197 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:51 pm    Post subject: MUNGO PARK Back to top Adam Brown The Boss Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 3764 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland) Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:10 pm    Post subject: Thanks to someone called 'Tails' in Oamaru, New Zealand for close-ups of Clapperton's sculpture for their War Memorial obelisk Adam _________________ Scottish Monuments & Memorials Back to top DerekR Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2205 Location: Hawick, Scotland Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:26 pm    Post subject: That is another cracker of his. Excellent. _________________ There must be a place under the sun where hearts of olden glory grow young ..... 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