Comments on: Rex Whistler and Renishaw, Derbyshire: panoramas and papier-mâché. https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Thu, 23 May 2024 08:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-14065 Thu, 23 May 2024 08:51:52 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-14065 In reply to Stephanie Firth.

Good morning Stephanie. I knew nothing about the Pickering Whistlers until someone else mentioned them having seen this post. Thank you for the link and I am planning a visit – I am very much looking forward to seeing the works. Thank you so much for taking the time to get in touch.

]]> By: Stephanie Firth https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-14062 Thu, 23 May 2024 07:50:40 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-14062 As a child I spent a lot of time at the Memorial Hall in Pickering, North Yorkshire, where my parents, and myself as I grew older, were often involved in local amateur dramatic productions, and the yearly pantomime. Your article reminded me of the story I was told that Rex Whistler had been billeted near Pickering during the war and had painted some murals in the Memorial Hall itself. I don’t remember ever getting to see them, although I think my dad did, but its a poignant memory, and I am grateful for the reminder.
https://www.visitpickering.co.uk/rex-whistler-in-pickering/

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13804 Sat, 11 May 2024 18:28:44 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13804 In reply to Iain KS Gray.

Hello Iain. I haven’t seen Port Lympne but it is on my list – thanks for the reminder. Mottisfont is also wonderful.

]]> By: Iain KS Gray https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13803 Sat, 11 May 2024 18:22:53 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13803 Rex Whistler enthusiasts should see his splendid mural at Port Lympne.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13802 Sat, 11 May 2024 17:38:50 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13802 Good evening Gand. Thank you. Pleased you enjoyed the post, and I did hear that you enjoyed the house tour and gardens at Renishaw, which is great too.

]]> By: Gand https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13801 Sat, 11 May 2024 17:09:30 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13801 Having visited Renishaw recently this week’s Flaneuse delivery certainly sits well with us.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13799 Sat, 11 May 2024 15:25:46 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13799 In reply to Alan Terrill.

Hello Alan thanks for letting us know that the art of building with papier-mache lives on in your garden. Perhaps you might test the material further? I’m sure you are right that the papier-mache would be painted to make it waterproof.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13798 Sat, 11 May 2024 15:23:23 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13798 In reply to Sally Paque.

Thank you Sally. I hope you enjoy the Betjeman evening.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13797 Sat, 11 May 2024 15:22:47 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13797 In reply to Garance.

Hello Garance. you may indeed. The use of papier-mache as an alternative to plaster in interiors is a fascinating subject that just didn’t have space to include.

]]> By: Alan Terrill https://thefollyflaneuse.com/rex-whistler-and-renishaw-south-yorkshire-panoramas-and-papier-mache/#comment-13796 Sat, 11 May 2024 09:18:06 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11275#comment-13796 The thought that papier-mache buildings might last outside for many years is intriguing. I’m guessing they’d have been painted with a few coats of oil paints or covered in plaster, otherwise they’d be very short lived. I’ve made three structures in my garden using cement render over a chicken wire frame and after finding just how much cement fell through the holes on the first one, I remembered childhood days making scenery for my railway with papier-mache, and decided to try coating the wire frames of my cooling tower and termite mound with papier-mache first. Once set, adding a layer of cement was much easier and less wateful. Papier-mache lives on!

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