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Sculpture and Architectural Carving
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The Gosford Swan carving I was working on over summer, installed at Longniddry Steading

(Haven't been to see it pointed up!)

#stonecarving #heraldry by @jackhandscombe

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9 days ago

Design and sculpting a pattern for a Callimachus basket capital ringed with Mulberry leaves, capital to be cast in iron for a timber porch in Australia.

fab collab with the one and only @woburn.co been scheming for years to work together, so it's great to make it happen 🏏 by @jackhandscombe

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New carving for the steading at Longniddry.
The Swan is the symbol of @gosford.house and the associated development at Longniddry, this particular swan with its 'beady stare of enlightenment reason' stands over the motto 'Je Pense (forward)' which feels appropriate for the new village which has been developed with the concept of long term stewardship at its heart.

The sculpture will stand in the gable above the new pedestrian access that links the mixed use @longniddrysteading to the village centre.
The last or perhaps penultimate sculpture for the site, a Swan Song as it were!

Darney Sandstone from @huttonstonecoltd
Carved at the very accomodating Campbell and Smith @candsgroup

#sculpture #stonecarving #heraldry by @jackhandscombe

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Back in 2021 For the first phase of the Longniddry development I designed a series of sculptures that tied together the inbuilt habitat boxes with the sculptural program.

My favourite of these was this Scallop shell design.
The scallop felt like a fitting symbol for the function as a shel(l)er as well as relating the Longniddry development to its coastal location.
The design of the piece itself is derived from Edwin Lutyen's scallop vent(?) motif on the Burton Street facade of his Theosophical Society building (6) which I believe is in turn derived from Christopher Wren's own scallop motif window(?) which can be found at the east end of St Pauls cathedral (7). I liked that eventual Wren connection linked it all back to birds.
Closer in time and space is the upturned scallop shells that hide vents on one of my favourite buildings in Edinburgh, the beautiful Adam House, 1953, a late work of classicism William Kininmonth. (8)

The pieces were modelled in clay (9) and cast in glass fibre reinforced concrete with a custom mixed and toned concrete, acid etched to mimic stone (10). These were affixed to swift boxes built into the walls to give the birds houses some kerb appeal which seems to have been appreciated as I've spied a few occupants over the years, Although not by their intended species, however I have few more versions of this concept that im looking to follow up... taken in Longniddry by @jackhandscombe

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Many thanks to Jack Handscombe and Ed Taylor for introducing me to Longniddry, a beautiful housing development near Edinburgh.

#architecture #housing #homes #design #construction by @jackhandscombe

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Edinburgh Castle Visitor Reception Feasibility Study by The Boys Jarvis Partnership, February 1986.

Shortened and extended versions are available from the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

#edinburgh #castle #scotland #heritage #architecture by @jackhandscombe

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3 months ago

Monument for the Royal Regiment of Scotland's 20th anniversary.

It has been incredible honour to work with Kenny Hunter on the stone pedestal for his monumental Bronze, unveiled on the 1st of July by King Charles III.

Developed from Kenny's concept, the pedestal is formed from six interlocking stones representing the antecedent regiments, bound together by two keystones. The west keystone bears the Regiment's name and formation date, while the east is carved with the regimental cap badge of a lion Rampant and Saltire.

Having come to Edinburgh where I studied sculpture in the department then headed by Kenny, its been an honour to add to the fabric of the city that has played such a Formative part in my life with a sculptor I have long admired

Sculpture @realkennyhunter
Bronze casting @powderhall_bronze
Pedestal design and carving by myself
Stone Masonry work by @huttonstonecoltd
Fixing and groundwork by @gbrownstonemason taken in Princes Street Gardens by @jackhandscombe

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3 months ago

A snippet from my conversations with Jack Handscombe.

#edinburgh #castle #scotland #heritage #architecture by @jackhandscombe

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3 months ago

As you walk around the steading remember to look up as well as around or you may miss the carved stone sculptures that speak both about the history of the site and to its new life at the heart of the community.

Click the link below to read all about their creator Jack Handscombe and keep your eyes peeled for his latest piece that will be placed above the North pend, facing the argyle bridge.

https://blog.engineshed.scot/2025/09/01/sheaves-of-stone-a-new-carving-for-an-old-steading/

#eastlothian #craftmenship #sandstone #visit #stone taken in Longniddry by @jackhandscombe

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4 months ago

Jack joined me for a chat at Edinburgh Castle about the idea of a stone amphitheatre on the esplanade.

#edinburgh #castle #scotland #heritage #architecture by @jackhandscombe

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4 months ago

Design for a Brewery and Public House

A study of the 'crown post' truss as a chain tensioned 'floating' collonade, flitch beams triglyphs with reference to the primitive hut petrification theories, and stainless steel giant order Tuscan columns as chimney stacks.

Excerpts from this years @ksa_contemporary_classicism timber classicism project @ku_archland

🪵🍺🏛⛓️‍💥👑 taken in Faversham, Kent by @jackhandscombe

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4 months ago

A joy to have a piece of carving work sited in the historic centre of Edinburgh. I hope this version doesnt get knocked down by a car any time soon

Its at good height to revisit, and with good reson being located on the steps of @the_palmerston !

I didn't do the fixing or the other masonry.

#stonecarving #stonemasonry by @jackhandscombe

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