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plasterer
GEOFFREY PRESTON
I
t is always with hindsight that
we can look back and see how
integral to our success, writes Sam
Yuide.
sculptors, this came during
project – the west front of Exeter
Cathedral.
His mentor, Professor Robert
Baker, cautioned him that in
order to take care of an historical
understand the methods and
materials of the original builders.
staterooms in Uppark house,
West Sussex were substantially
of sculptors who meticulously
plasterwork and in the process
reinvented the technique.
designed and made the new
Great Drawing Room ceiling at
Great Fulford, a Grade I listed
manor in Devon. His work
received the Humber Silver
plasterwork in Georgian Group
Awards.
Alongside his enviable
Trophy for his design and
execution of a series of stucco
armorials that adorn the staircase
hall at Thornhill Park. These
detailed pieces bring a sense of
drama and excitement to the
walls and cover spaces of up to
It is not just the large statement
pieces that are born of his hand.
There is a softness and femininity
in his smaller works such as his
Baroque and Rocco style long,
curling leaf panels designed for
the dining room at The New
House in Wiltshire.
Not content with a lifelong
commitment to his passion
ensuring the longevity of his
skills through the master and
apprentice arrangements within
his studio. One can almost hear
the collective sigh of relief from
homes and buildings.
just as easily lent his considerable
talents to modern interpretations
of the medium.
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