Ron Lane

Ron Lane (died 1976) was a woodcarver who lived in the New Forest region of Hampshire, England.

For the musician and bassist, see Ronnie Lane.

Sculpture of the madonna and child in St Michael & All Angels Church, Lyndhurst

Ron Lane was a resident of Dibden Purlieu in Hampshire.[1] He was married to Eleanor.[2] In his lifetime he produced hundreds of wood carvings.[3] Many of his carvings sought to capture in wood the wildlife he saw around him,[2] and included sculptures of dogs, pheasants, owls, otters,[4] mice,[3] birds and fishes.[1]

Sculptures on public display include:

  • A sculpture of the madonna and child in St Michael & All Angels Church, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. The sculpture was dedicated in November 1971.[5] Ron Lane gave a talk about his work in the church in 1972.[5]
  • An oak font cover in St Michael's Church, Inkpen.[6] This font cover entitled "in praise of water" was made in 1972. It features walnut carvings of a series of water creatures including a vole, a dipper, a newt, a kingfisher, and a teal.[6]
  • A sculpture of the madonna and child in St Mary's Church, Crawley, Hampshire.[7] The sculpture was a gift from two American parishioners in 1973.[8]

The Ron Lane Memorial Prize is a regional award for excellence in woodcarving.[9]

References
  1. British Pathe (1969). Wood Sculptor, Canister: UN 4462 A; Film ID: 3318.20; Sort number: UN 4462 A; Tape: *PM3318*, retrieved 2 April 2012
  2. Forestry Commission, News Release No: 7392, 16 February 2005, retrieved 2 April 2012
  3. British Movietone News (1971), www.movietone.com, "Artist in Wood", Story Number: 96749, Date: 25 March 1971, retrieved 2 December 2012
  4. Search result for "ron lane", artfact.com, retrieved 2 April 2012
  5. St Michael & All Angels, Lyndhurst, southernlife.org.uk, retrieved 2 April 2012
  6. John Hadfield, Maurice Willmore Barley, (1980), The Shell book of English villages, page 150
  7. St Mary, Crawley, achurchnearyou.com, retrieved 6 October 2014
  8. The Church of St Mary, Crawley, southernlife.org.uk, retrieved 2 April 2012
  9. The Woodlanders, retrieved 2 April 2012

Further reading
  • Bridget Joseph, "A man who knew wood" in The Countryman (1980), Volume 85, No. 4, pages 151-3.
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