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| a part of the Great Yarmouth seafront set of miniature scenes this picture and the next three from the website BBC News |
This scene is part of a four meter long set of miniature scenes, depicting the recreational facilities along the seafront promenade in Great Yarmouth, England, first exposed in February 2019.
Life an works
This set was created by Margaret Seaman when she was in her late eighties.
Born in April 1929, she married in the 1960s and worked with her husband Fred in his business supplying children's rides and amusements to tourist venues and attractions.
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| another part of the Great Yarmouth set |
Following her daughter's advice she joined a knitting club, run by a local social center, that by selling the knitting also collects money for charity.
It might have been fifty years since Mrs Seaman last used knitting needles, but it soon turned out that knitting for her wasn't just a pastime, but rather a creative challenge. And then a creative challenge that was colored by the wish to raise money for charity.
That turned out to be a realistic enterprise when in late 2014 Mrs Seaman made a replica of her husband's koi pond in the garden of her former home and she by displaying this replica in various places managed to collect about £ 12.000.
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one more part of the Great Yarmouth set |
The Great Yarmouth seaside set
The koi pond was still a relatively small project compared to a subsequent project that Mrs Seaman undertook. This became a replica of Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile (also Marine Parade), as it was in the 1970s, a beach side promenade with sea views and all kinds of entertainment and facilities for food and drink.
The koi pond was still a relatively small project compared to a subsequent project that Mrs Seaman undertook. This became a replica of Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile (also Marine Parade), as it was in the 1970s, a beach side promenade with sea views and all kinds of entertainment and facilities for food and drink.
The replica would become 4 meters long. It includes a variety of scenes, some of which are shown in the images above. Where the koi pond project already took four months of work, the Great Yarmouth project has taken a year of work, and then it has to be noted that Mrs. Seaman is not afraid to spend twelve to fifteen hours a day on her hobby.
Characteristic of Mrs Seaman's work is that she tries to depict the buildings and other items as realistically and faithfully as possible. To this end, she consults photos in magazines and other publications.
Characteristic of Mrs Seaman's work is that she tries to depict the buildings and other items as realistically and faithfully as possible. To this end, she consults photos in magazines and other publications.
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| the Great Yarmouth set displayed on four tables in Mrs Seaman's home |
The set was displayed at a craft exhibition in February 2019 in the Forum in Norwich, a community building with a variety of facilities for the public, such as a library, a tourist information center, facilities for (art) exhibitions, amateur theatrical performances, and so on. The exhibition yielded £ 13,000 for charity.
As the picture above shows, before it was exhibited in the Forum, the set could also be visited in Mrs Seaman's home.
The Sandringham house project
In July 2019 Mrs Seaman started a new project, a replica of the Sandringham House. Located in the village of the same name, 60 km north west of Norwich. this estate is the favored holiday home of Queen Elizabeth II.
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miniature replica of Sandringham House picture from website JustGiving |
The miniature version of this ages old royal estate that Mrs. Seaman worked on for six months,
is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide.
is 3 meters long and 2 meters wide.
In this replica Mrs Seaman once more ensures that the dimensions and color scheme of the building correspond as much as possible to reality.
The miniature scene also partly includes the landscaping that surrounds the property, with lawns, trees and a lake, all together a variety of miniature items, all added in knitted or crocheted form.
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this picture and the next one by Forum |
And the picture below shows Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip as they appear in the miniature version of their country house (Mrs. Seaman was assisted by a friend in the making of the depictions of persons).
The "Knittingale" Hospital
In the United Kingdom the coronavirus pandemic has sparked some specific private actions to raise money for the hospitals of the National Health Service.
Mrs. Seaman is participating by creating a new miniature scene, this time a model of what is called the Knittingale Hospital.
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picture by ITV News Anglia |
The final creation will be presented in the Forum when it is reopened.
Documentation
* Article (February 2019) on the website of BBC News about the Great Yarmouth set
* Article (January 2020) in regional journal Eastern Daily Press about the Sandringham House project* Article (May 2020) on the website of ITV Report about raising money for the National Health Service.
Videos
* Video by ITV News (YouTube, February 2019, 1'39") with Margaret Seaman knitting the seaside of Great Yarmouth
* Video by ITV News (YouTube, February 2019, 1'39") with Margaret Seaman knitting the seaside of Great Yarmouth
* Video by Forum Norwich (YouTube, January 2020, 4'50") with Margaret Seaman knitting "Sandringham"
* Video by ITV News (YouTube, May 13, 2020, 2'28"), with Margaret Seaman knitting the "Knittingale Hospital")
Great Yarmouth, county Norfolk, region East of England, England, UK
home address is private
miniature scenes can be seen on expositions
Margaret Seaman
Knitted and crocheted miniature scenes
home address is private
miniature scenes can be seen on expositions
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