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The Witches of Fife

Earlier this year we were commissioned to produce a lasting memorial infamous stories of the Witches of Fife.

From this the Fife Witches Trail was born.

The client and Fife Council’s aim was to depict the story of one particular case – that of Lilias Adie who was imprisoned in the 1700’s during an intense period of witch-hunting in the area.

Dark & Interesting facts of Lilias Adie

  • Lilias Adie was imprisoned for the crime of practicing witchcraft
  •  She was interrogated in prison by a local minister for over a month prior to her forced “confession”
  • Adie was the only “witch” known to be burried, the rest were hung or burned.
  • At the time of her arrest it was likely she was upwards of 60 years old
  • Her remains were dug up by antique-collecting grave robbers in 1852

A link to the full story of Lilia Adie can be found HERE.

The three cast discs contain decorative and descriptive elements relating to herbalism and the tragedy of the victims.

The Artwork was designed in part to portray the ludicrous accused notion of Lilias “dancing with the devil” and the stunning solid cast bronze markers depicting the story of Lilias were both manufactured and hand finished in-house.

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All Things Golf

For us here at Photocast Products golf is not only a favorable pass time for the business directors but also plays a key part in the day to day business.

Over the years we have build a solid reputation and we continue to work closely with our strategic partner to supply a wide variety of cast bronze and etched zinc signage as well as course furniture for some of the most prestigious golf courses in the UK and the US – including St. Andrews, Celtic Manor and The K Club.

Regular running work includes items such as:

  • Tee & Point of Play markers
  • On-Course directional signage
  • Club House & Walkway signage
  • Bench memorials
  • Tee bins & Divot boxes

Our work is also renowned across the globe with projects in recent months being completed for new courses in Egypt at the Madinaty Golf Club and for the PGA National Oaks in the Czech Republic, both of which were completed on time and our quality has received great praise from both clubs.

St. Andrews Tee Markers    All Things Golf Directional Signage    All Things Golf Madinaty Golf Club

Click here to see more fantastic examples of our golf work

The Commonwealth Walkway London

We’re excited to see the first draft of the new Commonwealth Walkway braille & tactile panel for London.

The interpretation panel shows detail and highlights of the route as well as offering great detail into the history of the Commonwealth.

The walkway route is clearly marked along the way with Photocast’s cast bronze pavement roundels and takes in Australia House and The Church of Saint Clement Danes as well as several other notable buildings along the Strand route.

As with many of out projects this work uses a number of our unique in-house processes:

  • Making the interpretation panel uses our zinc sheet acid etch process.
  • Master pattern for our cast bronze roundels utilities our magnesium sheet acid etching process.
  • Finally the Bronze roundels themselves are made in decorative cast bronze using traditional sand cast methods at our groups foundry.

More details of the on-going Commonwealth Walkway London project can be found on their official website www.commonwealthwalkway.com

For information on other current projects here at Photocast please visit our current and past projects section.

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