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Stolen antique stone statue found
Sussex, UK - A stolen Victorian memorial statue was returned to its owner after appearing as a theft alert on SalvoWEB (in last weeks eSalvo). The stone statue of a hooded lady was stolen between October 2009 and February 2010 from a churchyard in Brede, near Rye, Sussex. A theft alert was made on the 9th March. It was recovered a day later by an antiques dealer, who had seen the Salvo theft alert and contacted Sussex police.
Sustaining Bath's Heritage
Bath, UK - MASCO have announced the expansion of their Cotswold based reclamation operation to historic Walcot Yard premises in Bath. Taking the landmark shop at 108, Walcot Street will showcase and sell unique artifacts for garden and home as well as supplying original antiques and traditions; building materials.
The acquisition of this internationally recognised site means that reclamation will once again become synonymous with its distinctive Walcot Street venue. The new MASCo shop and showrooms will complement the long-established and larger sister site near Stroud, Gloucestershire.
MASCo’s founding director and renowned Sustainability Consultant Steve Tomlin recognises the huge potential of the Walcot Street site: “Walcot is MASCo’s opportunity to become Britain’s largest architectural salvage company. We will play an active part in Bath’s future development and Walcot Yard will become a centre of excellence for Design and Architecture. Equally important to us is the ongoing sustainability debate which will be given new impetus by bringing reclamation back to Bath.”
Ruby Kay of Salvo, who lives in Bath said, "I wish MASCo the best of luck with its expansion in Bath. As a local, I know many Bathonians will be very happy to continue seeing an architectural salvage yard in Walcot Street."
MASCo at WALCOT opens at 9am Saturday 1st May 2010.
Handmade brick slavery
Many children and handicapped persons are kidnapped and sold to underground brick factories in Shanxi and Henan Provinces, like this one in Mou County, Henan. The children are forced to work 14 to 16 hours a day. (Epoch Times Archive)
London, UK - Anti-Slavery International has just brought out a poster based on the 2009 USA Department of Labor 'Goods produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor' showing bricks made by forced labour in Burma, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Nepal. According to the USA Dept of Labor slave bricks are also known to be produced in Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uganda.
In the western world, in Europe, including the UK and Ireland, and in North America, some builders merchants, specialist brick suppliers and some salvage yards now sell new handmade bricks which look like old handmades, imported from developing countries.
Products of Slavery Poster
The USA department of labor's list of goods produced by child labor or forced labor' report
More than 460 rescued from brick kiln in China
Reclaimed bricks on SalvoWEB
Fire at Heritage Reclamations
The scene after the fire [photo. East Anglian Daily Times]
Suffolk, UK - News has just reached us of a fire at Heritage Reclamations in Sproughton that took place last November. Owner Richard Howells said, "I had been over in Essex to take my mum out for a meal and happened to be driving through the village and as I went by a fire engine pulled up. I did not realise that it was my building but I stopped because I thought that I could be helpful but realised that they were trying to break into the front of my building. I felt as though I wanted to grab a hose and go in and do something about it but there was a strong hand on my shoulder which prevented me from doing that.”
We are pleased to say that they are back trading as normal.
East Anglian Daily Times [source]
Heritage Reclamations
An insight into Retrouvius
Adam Hills and Maria Speake of Retrouvius. [photo. Phil Fisk, Guardian]
London, UK - The Guardian talks to Retrouvius founders Adam Hills and Maria Speake about rummaging in skips, demolitions and how to make salvage work at home.
Guardian [source]
Retrouvius
Reclaimed French windows on BCA's gallery
Maine-et-Loire, France - BCA have uploaded some cast and wrought iron French windows on to their gallery. To view the windows follow the link below. . .
BCA Gallery
Sheffield Chimney given a new lease of life
The meeting room of 93ft at Chimney House, Kelham Island, which can be rented out. [photo. www.thechimneyhouse.com]
Sheffield, UK - Tim Hubbard and his PR consultant partner Sally Clark have transformed the Sheffield landmark - the Chimney House at kelham into a business headquarters. "When we heard it was coming up for sale last year we weren't looking to move… until we walked in. We've literally scoured the UK for crazy bits of architectural salvage that we've restored by hand," said Ms Clark. "and since then it has been a labour of love to transform the Grade II listed building."
SalvoNEWS
Sheffield Telegraph
Swinderby becomes one day Monday fair
Swinderby, UK - This weeks Antique Trade Gazette (ATG) has reported that International Antiques and Collectors Fairs (IACF) will hold a regular one-day fair at the RAF Swinderby site. Previous dates for a two-day event held in direct competition with a rival fair have been scrapped in favour of a fair in the months when there is no other showground event in the Lincolnshire and Nottingham area.
IACF
Uncovering the myths of antiques
A new series presented by interior designer Kathryn Rayward and antiques expert Mark Hill is coming to BBC Two in Spring 2010. They intend to show that antiques and vintage furnishings can help to create a stylish, fashionable home and are also a much more environmentally sound investment.
BBC [source]
Reuse of the week:
Lady Gaga turns waste into haute hair accessories
The infamous Lady Gaga seems to have a passion for trashion. Her recent appearance on Friday nights Jonathan Ross show saw her wearing a telephone hat and her new aptly named 'Telephone' video features Lady Gaga with empty soda cans and the dismembered remains of a rotary phone in her hair.
SALVO FAIR 2010, 25th - 27th June, BOOK NOW!
PDF Salvo Fair 2010 booking form
If you are wondering about how we select the ads from SalvoWEB for the third column it is currently random but in the future when you create an ad you will be able to choose and pay if you would like it to appear on eSalvo. At present if you want to advertise you can do so in the second column, please contact Colleen 020 8400 6222 for more details.
Please send us your news stories, advertising requests, upcoming auctions and results, demolition stories, interesting items for sale, curious wants, announcements, fairs, situations wanted and vacant. Contact Colleen on 020 8400 6222 (see email address below)
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Copy deadline 30 April
Next Auction
17 April 2010
Gaze, Architectural Salvage and Statuary
Fairs
18 - 21 March 2010
National Home Building and Renovation Show
NEC, Birmingham
25 - 27 June 2010
Salvo Fair
Knebworth, Herts
Book Today! Tel. 01225422300
Auctions
17 April 2010
Gaze Architectural Salvage and Statuary
Roydon Road, Diss Norfolk
Viewing Thursday prior 2pm - 8pm, Friday 10am - 5pm, sale morning from 8.30am. Tel. 01379 650306 Fax. 01379 644313
6 May 2010
Ronson Reclaim Auction
Upper Parting, Sandhurst Lane, Glos. GL2 9NG
Approx. 500 lots of Garden Furniture, Statuary and Architectural items. Viewing on site from 1st May 2010. Tel. 01452 387890.
Ronson Recalim website
Exhibitions & Events
6 March - 4 July 2010
Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill
V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Rd, London
This will be the first major exhibition on Horace Walpole, the most important English collector of the eighteenth century, and will bring together many of his most remarkable objects.
25 March 2010
Construction and Demolition Sector Event
1.30pm - 4.00pm Main Meeting Room, 15 Hatfields, London, SE1 8DJ
The launch of the demolition sector's commitment to reduce waste to landfill.
FAIRS, AUCTIONS & EXHIBITIONS: Please send deatils as early as possible, and by Thursday of the week prior at the latest.
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