List of works by Walter Gilbert


This List of works by Walter Gilbert includes the works of Walter Gilbert alone and those done in collaboration with other individuals such as Louis Weingartner, both with the Bromsgrove Guild and Martyns of Cheltenham. He also worked with his son, Donald Gilbert, and H. H. Martyn.

Early works

WorkImageLocationNotes and References
Pair of Fire DogsWhereabouts unknownThis wrought iron work was exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery's Spring Exhibition of 1902.
Bronze Door KnockerWhereabouts unknownThis door knocker in bronze was exhibited at the Leeds City Art Gallery's Spring Exhibition in 1906.
Unitarian Memorial ChurchWallasey, MerseysideGilbert designed and made some hanging lamps for this church in Liscard near Wallasey in 1899.
Corona Light FittingsVienna, AustriaGilbert designed some light fittings for the Paris Exhibition of 1900. These are now in the Osterreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Vienne.

With Louis Weingartner and the Bromsgrove Guild

WorkImageLocationNotes and References
Buckingham Palace gatesBuckingham Palace, LondonFrom 1905 to 1911, The Bromsgrove Guild and Walter Gilbert were commissioned to design and manufacture a Royal Coat of Arms for the Buckingham Palace Gates and embellishments for The Great Gates of Canada and the Australian Screens all opposite the Victoria Memorial, as well as lamps for the Palace gates.
Moreton Hall, WarwickshireMoreton Morrell, WarwickshireA centaur handrail made for this house was destroyed by fire in 1908.
Trowel, Level and MalletWhereabouts unknownIn 1907 Gilbert designed and had manufactured a trowel, level and mallet to be used for the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum.
British MuseumLondonThe lift enclosure for the British Museum Extension dates from around 1907. The enclosure features the Royal Coats of Arms. This work was arranged by Walter Gilbert in association with The Bromsgrove Guild.
Lyons's Restaurant at the Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush. LondonWhereabouts unknown, thought destroyed.Plaster enrichment for a Lyon's Restaurant.
Vessel sunk 7 May 1915In 1908 Gilbert designed and had manufactured two reliefs as interior fittings for the Cunard liner, RMS Lusitania. One was entitled "The music of the sea and of the winds" and the other "Amorini upsetting the emblems of time".
"The Vines Public House"Lime Street, LiverpoolGilbert carried out plasterwork for the smoke-room of this public house in 1908. The theme was "Harvest".
Warwickshire College of AgricultureMoreton Morrell, StaffordshireWalter worked on a fountain for Moreton Hall, now the Warwickshire College of Agriculture.
Battle of Jutland MedalGreenwich, Outer LondonFor the British Museum, Gilbert worked on the 1916 bronze Battle of Jutland Medal. This is held in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The medal, which featured busts of Admirals John Jellicoe and David Beatty, was produced in response to a competition conceived by Sir Arthur Evans for a medal to commemorate the Battle of Jutland of 1916. Gilbert designed the obverse around the busts of Admirals Jellicoe and Beatty and the reverse is by Charles Wheeler. Gilbert's medal came third. The Royal Numismatic Society arranged for the three winning models to be struck in bronze.
Welbeck AbbeyWelbeck, NottinghamshireIn around 1926 and working with Weingartner, Gilbert executed two wall plaques for the chapel of Welbeck Abbey near Worksop. One was entitled "Grieving Mother" and the second "Mourning Knight".

With Donald Gilbert and Martyns of Cheltenham

War memorials

With Louis Weingartner and Bromsgrove Guild

With Louis Weingartner and Martyns of Cheltenham

With his son Donald Gilbert and H. H. Martyn

Gallery