The Halifax Gates

Commissioned by Winchester College, Hampshire and Architect Martin Caroe of Caroe & Partners Design award winner made in mild steel, these 4.5 metre double leaved gates have an integral pedestrian gate. Known also as The Bursar’s Gates the design is based on the abacus. Designed, made and...

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Organic Gate

Garden gate with an organic theme. Mild steel, single leaf gate, at 2.5 meters in height Designed & made by: Charles Normandale Client: Private client in East Sussex Photographer: Charles Normandale Date: 1998 < Back to Gates and Doors...

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Four Seasons Gate

Double leaved sculptural gates, with symbolic images of the four seasons, for a private sculpture park Stainless steel, bronze and mild steel, 3 metres high and 3.5 metres wide. Designed, made and installed by Charles Normandale and the team from Wheely Down Forge Ltd < Back to Gates...

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Louver Gate

Single leaf sculptural louvered garden gate made in mild steel at 3.5 meters in height with overthrow. This design was revisited by Charles, from a concept developed in 1978, then brought up to date. Designed and made by Charles Normandale and the team from Wheely Down Forge...

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Barcelona Bronze Door

Bronze front door for a top floor apartment overlooking Gaudi's Casa Mila or LA PEDRERA on the Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona. Designed, made and installed by Charles Normandale and the team from Wheely Down Forge Ltd < Back to Gates and Doors...

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Small Sculptures

A series of sculptures in mild and stainless steel, less than 800mm in height. Each is an example of a series, created to explore the theme. RAY DIVING GULLS PROW SWALLOW TWO FISH < Back to Sculpture...

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Parting

Selected piece for the Henry Moore Foundation Metal and Motion Touring Exhibition organised by Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Designed and made by: Charles Normandale < Back to Sculpture...

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Shearing the Water

Shortlisted competition entry, Titanic Quarter Belfast, Northern Ireland This proposal was influenced by research into Belfast’s golden age of shipbuilding at Harland & Wolff Shipyard, the famous Titanic and her launch. The discovery of the close proximity of the breeding grounds of the Manx Shearwater nearby...

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Sailing By

Winning national competition entry, commissioned by Portsmouth City Council as part of the Gateway to Portsmouth Scheme Inspired by the local seascape, the marine history of this area and the fascinating shapes of dismantled ships and related paraphernalia in the nearby military scrapyard. The sculpture consists of...

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Freedom

Winning national competition entry, commissioned by Portsmouth City Council as part of the Tipner Regeneration Scheme The old greyhound racetrack that existed here from 1931 - 2010 is remembered well by many of the people that live in Tipner, Portsmouth. The sculpture acknowledges this memory and...

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