J. W. Singer (Frome)

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J W Singer & Sons Ltd was founded by John Webb Singer in 1847 and since its formation has been located in the market town of Frome in Somerset, England.

In its early years the company was a renowned manufactured of altar furniture and examples of its work can be seen in many of the great cathedrals and churches of the world, including those at Westminster, Gloucester, Ripon and Madras.

The company developed into statuary work and John Singer imported Belgian craftsmen who brought with them the secrets of their wax-moulding technique. One of the earliest works manufactured by this process was a statue of General Gordon on a camel. There soon followed Boadicea which stands on Westminster Bridge opposite the houses of parliament, Cecil Rhodes which stands on the Motoppo Hills in Zimbabwe, the bronze work of the Victoria and Albert Memorial which faces Buckingham Palace and many other statues across the world.
In 1999 J W Singer began the most recent of its manufacturing changes when it divested itself of all business except for the manufacture of sprinkler frames and associated fire protection products.
"Adapted from Wikipedia."