Peter Coates' Biography
| 1963 |
Born Oxford |
| 1980 |
Foundation, Somerset College of Arts & Technology |
| 1986 |
City & Guilds Stonemasonry/Diploma in carving & lettering, Weymouth
College, Dorset |
| 1988 |
English Heritage Stone carving Studio, Vauxhall Walk, London |
| 1990 |
York Minster Carving Workshop |
| 1991 |
Dick Reid's Workshop, York |
| 1994 |
Established own studio |
Restoration Projects
| 1988 |
Chichester Cathedral - Carving on Bell Tower |
| 1989 |
Hill Hall - Corinthian Capitals |
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Windsor Castle, Frogmore, Victoria & Albert Mausoleum -
Conservation, cleaning & repair of marble sarcophagus effigies of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert |
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Hyde Park, The Dell - Queen Caroline Memorial (new work) |
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Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square - Corinthian Capitals |
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Guardian Royal Exchange - Corinthian Capital |
| 1990 |
York Minster, South West Tower, South Aisle Pinnacle
- carving of grotesques and foliage
[Examples] |
| 1991 |
Spencer House - Principal carving work on 5 Carrara Marble
chimneypieces as part of Lord Rothschild's restoration of the State Apartments at Spencer House,
St. James Place, London. Replicas of work executed by Scheemakers and others c.1755. A project of
more than 4 years duration.
[Examples]
[More examples]
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York Minster - Gothic foliage & detail, South West Tower |
| 1993 |
Drumlanrig Castle - Coat of Arms |
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Newman House, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin - Marble carving, chimneypiece etc |
| 1995 |
Hampton Court, Privy Garden - Carrara marble statue group, Apollo & Marsyas |
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Houses of Parliament - Inscription to plinth bearing portrait bust of Anthony Eden |
| 1996 |
Sizergh Castle, Cumbria - Pair of heraldic lions in Portland stone |
Commissions, Public & Private
| 2006 |
James Hill Monument - Bottle Bank, Gateshead. |
| Feb 2005 |
Miners Window - Commemorative inscription/sculpture.
St. Mary & St. Joseph, Goldthorpe, Doncaster |
| Oct 2004 |
The Iffley Knot - Memorial sculpture sited in the curtilage
of the 12th Century church of St. Mary the Virgin, Iffley, Oxford |
| Dec 2003 |
Trinity Centre Commission - Architectural lettering and carving
for new community resource centre annexed to Holy Trinity Centre, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough (entrance stone,
ledger stone and internal signage in sandblasted sycamore felled to allow construction) |
| Apr 2003 |
Aumbry Doors - All Saints church, North Cave, East Yorks |
| Mar 2003 |
When All Means.... - Private Garden, including garden design, York |
| Mar 2003 |
Stephens Memorial - St. Edwards, Clifford, N. Yorks |
| Sep 2002 |
Beverley Minster Commission - Designs shortlisted for commission
for new work in the Retro Quire |
| Dec 2001 |
Braithwaite Memorial - Eskdale, Cumbria |
| Sep 2001 |
Speaking To Us From The Margins - Permanently sited at The National
Centre For Early Music, Walmgate, York |
| May 2001 |
Sheffield Cathedral Commission - Designs shortlisted for commission
to design a baptismal pool and an inscription to transom element of entrance to new community resource centre |
| Jun 1998 |
Russell Memorial - St Andrews, Scotland |
Collaborations with Ian Hamilton Finlay
| 2004 |
St. Gallan, Switzerland - Stainless steel lettering balustrade for
private residence |
| 2003 |
Basel, Switzerland - Cast and applied lead lettering to external facade |
| 1997 - 2003 |
Fleur de l'Air, Provence - Numerous works , carving, inscriptional & architectural
in 20 acre site illustrated in book of the same name |
| 2002 |
Carrara International Biennale, Italy - Inscriptional work |
| 2002 |
Neanderthal, Germany - Inscriptional work |
| 2002 |
Luxembourg, Casino Luxembourg - Inscriptional work |
| 2000 |
Hamilton Palace Grounds, Lanarkshire - 'Cythera' |
| 1999 |
Erfurt Federal Labour Court, Germany - Inscribed benches |
| 1999 |
Hamburg, Germany - Insriptional work |
| 1999 |
Barcelona, Parc Guell - 'The Present Order' commissioned by
Barcelona City Council, supported by The British Council |
| 1998 |
The Hague, Netherlands - 'Et In Arcadia Ego' commissioned by Stroom |
| 1997 |
Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London - Large circular
inscription set into paving at gallery entrance, eight inscribed benches and tree plaque. Commissioned by Serpentine Gallery |
| 1996 |
Botanical Gardens, Durham - 'Foxgloves' - carving in oak |
Exhibitions
| 2005 |
Newby Hall - North Yorkshire; Laurence Sterne Trust - Coxwold;
The Folly - Settle |
| 2004 |
Contemporary Applied Arts - London; Laurence Sterne Trust - Coxwold |
| 2003 |
The Hub - Sleaford |
| 2002 |
Adze - York |
| 2001 |
National Centre For Early Music - York |
Exhibitions with Ian Hamilton Finlay
| 2006 |
Tate Triennial |
| 2005 |
'L'Idylle Des Cerises' - Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2003 |
'Idylls And Interventions' - Victoria Miro, London |
| 2002 |
'Maritime Works' - Tate St. Ives |
| 1999 |
'Variations On Several Themes' - Fundacio Joan Miro, Barcelona |
| 1998 |
'Modern Antiquities' - Landesmuseum, Mainz |
| 1996 |
'Grains Of Salt' - Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno |
Awards, Memberships etc.
| NESTA |
Fellowship 2006-2008 |
| Contemporary Applied Arts |
Accepted as member |
| Crafts Council |
Selected Maker |
| Letter Exchange |
Accepted as member |
| Crafts Council |
Setting Up Scheme Award 1996 |
Press and Publications
| 1992 |
Country Life Giles Worsley, Spencer House, London. 24/31 December. Article |
| 1993 |
Spencer House - Chronicle of a London Mansion Joseph Friedman. Zwemmer |
| 1995 |
Perspectives on Architecture Joanna Watt, Stonecarvers. No. 16, Vol. 12. Article |
| 1998 |
The Art of Remembering H.Frazer & C.Oestreicher. Carcanet |
| 2004 |
Fleur De L'Air P.Simig, J.Dixon Hunt, H.Gilonis. Wild Hawthorn Press |
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