Alan Collins
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Alan Collins is an English-born sculptor noted for his work at Guildford Cathedral
. He was educated at Wallington County Grammar School and then the Wimbledon School of Art. Was then accepted into the Royal College of Art
and studied there under Professor Frank Dobson.
In the cathedral's South Garth another of Collins's works shows a scallop shell held by two hands. The scallop shell was originally a sign that a pilgrim had paid a visit to the shrine of St. James at Compostela
in North West Spain where scallop shells were abundant on the beaches.
Collins also prepared the scale model of the angel on the top of the tower. He also carried out several works inside the Cathedral. He carved the Arms of Bishop MacMillan above the inside of St.Ursula’s Porch, the arms of Cranleigh School in the Baptistry and those of St Catherine’s School as well as the “Fish and GK” letters on the front of the font. Other external works at the Cathedral by Collins can be seen in the gallery below.
Collins later moved to the United States and carried out work there.
Guildford Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford is the Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey, England.-Construction:Guildford was made a diocese in its own right in 1927, and work on its new cathedral, designed by Sir Edward Maufe, began nine years later, with the foundation stone being laid...
. He was educated at Wallington County Grammar School and then the Wimbledon School of Art. Was then accepted into the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
and studied there under Professor Frank Dobson.
Guildford Cathedral
Notable among Collins's works at Guildford is the carving The Hand of God, visible from the approach to the cathedral.In the cathedral's South Garth another of Collins's works shows a scallop shell held by two hands. The scallop shell was originally a sign that a pilgrim had paid a visit to the shrine of St. James at Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
in North West Spain where scallop shells were abundant on the beaches.
Collins also prepared the scale model of the angel on the top of the tower. He also carried out several works inside the Cathedral. He carved the Arms of Bishop MacMillan above the inside of St.Ursula’s Porch, the arms of Cranleigh School in the Baptistry and those of St Catherine’s School as well as the “Fish and GK” letters on the front of the font. Other external works at the Cathedral by Collins can be seen in the gallery below.
Other works
See details on The National Archives website to which a link is given below.Collins later moved to the United States and carried out work there.
External links
- Alan Collins at the National Archives: links to Collins's works in the National Archives.