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Charles D'Orville Pilkington Jackson
Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson Royal Scottish Academy, RSA, FRBS, FRSA (11 October 1887 – 20 September 1973) was a British sculptor prominent in Scotland in the 20th Century. Throughout his career he worked closely with the architect Sir Robert Lorimer. He is most noteworthy for his creation of one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks, the Equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, Bannockburn, statue of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn. Early life Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson was born at Garlenick near Grampound, Cornwall the son of Ethel Katie D'Orville Smith. She had married his father on the 3rd May 1886, 22 year old medical student Louis Pilkington Jackson in an irregular marriage at 138 George Street, Glasgow. Charles attended the Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh Institution from 1905 and the newly established Edinburgh College of Art in 1907, studying design and sculpture. He graduated in 1910 and received a travelling scholarship of £100, which he us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grampound
Grampound ( kw, Ponsmeur) is a village in Cornwall, England. It is at an ancient crossing point of the River Fal and today is on the A390 road west of St Austell and east of Truro.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' Grampound with Creed (where the 2011 census population is included) is the civil parishes in England, civil parish of which the village of Grampound and the village of Creed, Cornwall, Creed are the main settlements. Formerly, part of Grampound was in the parish of Creed and part was in the parish of Probus, Cornwall, Probus. The name Grampound comes from the Norman French: grand (great), pont (bridge), referring to the bridge over the River Fal, with its spelling varying over the last 600 years following the name Ponsmur (Cornish) which was recorded in 1308. The population of Grampound with Creed was 654 in the 2011 census. History The area around Grampound was settled in prehistoric times, and in the early medieval period the parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
