Gibbs and Canning Limited
- Gibbs and Canning Limited
Gibbs and Canning Limited was an English manufacturer of terracotta and, in particular, architectural terracotta, based in Glascote, Tamworth and founded in 1847.
The company manufactured a wide range of terracotta and faience: statues of lions and pelicans to adorn the Natural History Museum in London; architectural terracotta for banks and schools; and garden urns and planters. By the 1950s, when the factory finally closed, it was best known for more practical items such as drainage pipes, sinks, vases and jars.
Today, there is little evidence of the factory in Glascote, but the legacy lives on in the decoration and plumbing of many buildings in Britain’s major towns and cities.
Buildings featuring Gibbs and Canning terracotta
*Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Both the interior and exterior statues, and the block-work, are Gibbs and Canning (G&C).
*Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London. The buff, ornamental terracotta on the exterior.
*142 Holborn Bars, Prudential plc Assurance Building, Holborn, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse with all the red terracotta by G&C.
*Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham. Ornate, red terracotta.
*Imperial Buildings, Victoria Street/Whitechapel corner, Liverpool.
*Manchester Town Hall Designed, again by Alfred Waterhouse.
Bibliography
*Streluk, A. (2006) "Gibbs & Canning of Glascote, Tamworth", "Glazed Expressions", No.55 Spring
External links
* [http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/arodgers/gibbs_and_canning.htm Research page including details of many buildings that used Gibbs and Canning terracotta]
* [http://www.chelminski.co.uk/english_terracotta.htm Chemlinski Gallery - English Terracotta]
* [http://www.tamworthcastle.co.uk/ Tamworth Castle - has a small display Gibbs and Canning wares and manufacturing techniques]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Natural History Museum — For other places with the same name, see Natural History Museum (disambiguation). This article is about the Natural History Museum, London. For others, see List of natural history museums. Coordinates: 51°29′46″N 0°10′35″W / … Wikipedia
St Paul's School (London) — Infobox UK school name = St Paul s School size = 160px latitude = 51.4874 longitude = 0.2383 dms = motto = Fide Et Literis (Latin: By Faith and By Learning ) motto pl = established = 1509 approx = closed = c approx = type = Independent School… … Wikipedia
Manchester Town Hall — Manchester Town Hall … Wikipedia
Prudential plc — Infobox Company company name = Prudential plc company type = Public (lse|PRU, nyse|PUK) genre = foundation = 1848 founder = location city = London location country = England, UK location = origins = key people = Sir David Clementi, Chairman Mark… … Wikipedia
Architectural terracotta — Terracotta, in its unglazed form, became fashionable as an architectural ceramic construction material in England in the 1860s, and in the United States in the 1870s. It was generally used to supplement brick and tiles of similar colour in late… … Wikipedia
Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral — Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew … Wikipedia
Royal Albert Hall — The Royal Albert Hall is an arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.The Royal Albert Hall is one of the UK s most treasured and… … Wikipedia
Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham — Methodist Central Hall Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham City Centre General information Architectural style red brick and terracotta … Wikipedia
Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham — Infobox building building name = Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham caption = building type = Magistrates Court architectural style = Arts and Crafts structural system = location = Corporation Street, Birmingham, England coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Sun Tower — The Sun Tower is a Beaux Arts, 17 storey (82 metres/270 feet) tall building in Vancouver, British Columbia, located at 100 West Pender Street. It is known for its large, green, copper dome on the top of the tower, actually painted green to… … Wikipedia
