This is one of a number of models created by the Seaglam Model Making Project, supported by Armada Model Designs. The complete list of Seaforth architectural models, with links to their web pages, is as follows:
Seaforth Police Station - Stella Picture House - Sandy Road Lamp
Seaforth House - Seaforth Sands Station - St Thomas' church.
Seaforth House was the home of W. E. Gladstone, four times Prime Minister of Great Britain, who lived in Seaforth for 17 years from 1813 to 1830. The house was demolished in 1881.
When it came to designing the model, the only sources of information regarding the house were a painting of the southern aspect and a 'footprint' of the building on a contemporary map. Some detective work was undertaken to reconcile information from the two sources and a CAD model was created from these findings.
The resulting model was constructed from mounting board, acetate sheet, self-adhesive polyethylene, wooden dowels, balsa wood and 160 gsm card. Assembly used hot-melt glue, PVA adhesive, spray-mount adhesive and clear multi-purpose glue.
2013 - Exactly 200 years since it was built, William Gladstone's home is constructed once more!
