Ron Lane (died 1976) was a

woodcarver Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation ...

who lived in the

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region of

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. Ron Lane was a resident of

Dibden Purlieu Dibden Purlieu () is a village situated on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The village merges with the nearby town of Hythe. It is in the civil parish of Hythe and Dibden. The approximate population is around 4000 people. The ...

in Hampshire.

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(1969).
Wood Sculptor
', Canister: UN 4462 A; Film ID: 3318.20; Sort number: UN 4462 A; Tape: *PM3318*, retrieved 2 April 2012 He was married to Eleanor.

Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Forestry Commission was previously also respon ...

News Release No: 7392
16 February 2005, retrieved 2 April 2012 In his lifetime he produced hundreds of

wood carving Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation ...

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(1971)
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"Artist in Wood", Story Number: 96749, Date: 25 March 1971, retrieved 2 December 2012 Many of his carvings sought to capture in wood the wildlife he saw around him, and included sculptures of dogs, pheasants, owls, otters, mice, birds and fishes. Sculptures on public display include: *A sculpture of the

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in St Michael & All Angels Church,

Lyndhurst, Hampshire Lyndhurst is a large village and civil parish situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Serving as the administrative capital of the New Forest, it is a popular tourist attraction, with many independent shops, art gallerie ...

. The sculpture was dedicated in November 1971.St Michael & All Angels, Lyndhurst
southernlife.org.uk, retrieved 2 April 2012 Ron Lane gave a talk about his work in the church in 1972. *An oak font cover in St Michael's Church,

Inkpen Inkpen is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire southeast of Hungerford, most of the land of which is cultivated fields with scattered woodland was once part of a former forest of Savernake. Inkpen has boundaries with Wiltshire and Ha ...

.John Hadfield, Maurice Willmore Barley, (1980), ''The Shell book of English villages'', page 150 This font cover entitled "in praise of water" was made in 1972. It features

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carvings of a series of water creatures including a vole, a dipper, a newt, a kingfisher, and a teal. *A sculpture of the madonna and child in St Mary's Church,

Crawley, Hampshire Crawley is a small village in Hampshire, England. It is a few miles from the county town (and former capital) of Winchester. It is a civil parish within the City of Winchester local government district. The village is the location of Crawley ...

. The sculpture was a gift from two

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parishioners in 1973. The ''Ron Lane Memorial Prize'' is a regional award for excellence in woodcarving.The Woodlanders
retrieved 2 April 2012

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*Ron Lane
Wood Sculptor, 1969
British Pathé News *Ron Lane
Artist in Wood, 1971
British Movietone News {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Ron 1976 deaths English woodcarvers Year of birth missing 20th-century English artists

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