Samfired. Contribution to the Wells Maltings Heritage Art Trail Commissioned to design and create in the style of Texas blue bonnets (specifically requested by a celebrity client from Texas!) from silicon bronze and naval brass. The rings were forged from flat bar and the silver seam welded. Commissioned to design and create in the style of Texas blue bonnets (specifically requested by a celebrity client from Texas!) from silicon bronze and naval brass. The rings were forged from flat bar and the silver seam welded. St George's Park, Great Yarmouth:Forged chain park entrance by Nigel Barnett and Ros Newman St George's Park, Great Yarmouth: Seagull detail on park entrance by Nigel Barnett and Ros Newman St George's Park, Great Yarmouth: Herring arch entrance by Nigel Barnett St George's Park, Great Yarmouth: Herring detail by Nigel Barnettman St George's Park, Great Yarmouth: Detail park entrance by Nigel Barnett The Anvil Rooms Restaurant, Doha: A selection of bronze tableware The Anvil Rooms Restaurant, Doha: Bronze napkin rings  The Anvil Rooms Restaurant, Doha: Gold and bronze light fittings The Anvil Rooms Restaurant, Doha; Bespoke metal stamp Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital: The Prayer/Wish Tree  took 6 miles of rolled steel to form the trunk and foliage. Made in sections to allow transport to through the chapel this centrepiece is used to attach ribbons of ‘hope’. Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital: The Wish Tree canopy Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital: Faith, Hope and Love Stour Bridge; Solid rounded bar seat forged to designs by DAR Designs, Wales Stour Bridge: Solid rounded bar seat forged to designs by DAR Designs, Wales Bespoke architectural staircase Kelling Reading Rooms: Umbrella for sculpture trail Kelling Reading Rooms; Umbrella for sculpture trail Composers Park Community Park Gates Composers Park - woodland creature Oban Castle: Creation of a traditional yett Oban Castle: Hand forging a traditional yett (gate) Fransham Forge: Bullrush sculpture

Nigel has been commissioned to take part in many public art commissions around the world, some being of his on design and often working with other artists and include;

Design of all metalwork for the Anvil Rooms Restaurant, Doha.
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The transforming of 25 tons of reclaimed rail track into sculptural seats which are sited at 1 mile intervals along a 26 mile stretch of disused rail line to provide a welcome resting place for walkers, can be seen at Marriots Way near Norwich.

The reforming of old pipe into enormous chains, and the forging of a giant rope with 150 herrings swimming around it became the entrances to St Georges Park in Great Yarmouth, depicting the wealth of the town had been based on herring fishing.

Nigel’s work is often on display at various sculpture trails, copies of some can be seen in the forge’s grounds.

If you wish to commission a work by Nigel Barnett please contact us and make an appointment to visit Fransham Forge.

To discuss your requirements by telephone please call 01362 687 116