As many readers know, I love a blue plaque - and Cirencester, where I now live, has dozens of them. Recently, one plaque in particular caught my eye as I ambled about town. It claims that a man who studied here is "credited with saving more lives than any person in history." That’s a bold claim, and I wanted to find out more.
BOOK REVIEWS
‘Geomotional’ is a remarkable and beautifully illustrated exploration of – as the sub-title says – ‘Geometric art, past and present’. The book, which has us journey through images, words, poetry and song, and gives account of a ‘performance-installation’, is compiled by Mary Elizabeth Lange, who is prolific in her writings on Indigenous art and story, and various intersections with heritage.
BLUE PLAQUES
The Sappers Foundation (formerly known as the Sappers Association after originally having been established as the Old Comrades Association) was founded in 1943 to assist South African Engineer Corps Veterans to adapt to civilian life after returning from World War II. The grounds for Sappersrus were donated to the Association by Sapper Jim McIntyre and Sapper Jack Scott.