Peter Doyle
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Military Historian (and geologist)
Trench warfare, terrain and material culture
FRHistS
Trench warfare, terrain and material culture
FRHistS
It’s really unusual; the text and the sculpture
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
It’s really unusual; the text and the sculpture
Check this one out: maquette of a grieving figure by Gilbert and its bronze full-size version on the Towneley Park War Memorial, Burnley
October 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Check this one out: maquette of a grieving figure by Gilbert and its bronze full-size version on the Towneley Park War Memorial, Burnley
That’s lovely: the Tommy’s dugout ‘Shrapnel Villa’ is a nice piece. As you’ll know, it’s based on an illustration in one of the early ‘Fragments’ volumes
October 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
That’s lovely: the Tommy’s dugout ‘Shrapnel Villa’ is a nice piece. As you’ll know, it’s based on an illustration in one of the early ‘Fragments’ volumes
Thanks Paul it was great to talk Loos with you
October 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thanks Paul it was great to talk Loos with you
Hi Darren, I’d love to carry a piece about your exhibition in Geology Today. Up for it?
August 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Hi Darren, I’d love to carry a piece about your exhibition in Geology Today. Up for it?
Perhaps - interesting idea
August 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Perhaps - interesting idea
Possibly, but it’s also a medium that has great depth in terms of texture and tone. Maybe also brass was in short supply, as most post-WW2 souvenirs are made of this shiny metal
August 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Possibly, but it’s also a medium that has great depth in terms of texture and tone. Maybe also brass was in short supply, as most post-WW2 souvenirs are made of this shiny metal