WILFRED OWEN AND THE SPIRIT OF BIRKENHEAD INSTITUTE

The imposing facade of the Birkenhead Institute was one of the most iconic to rise in the town during the Edwardian period. The embryonic talents of the young Wilfred Owen were nurtured there. Through its dark panelled corridors patrolled the stern form masters and eager prefects. Renowned for its sports, science and arts, it shaped the character of its pupils into outstanding ambassadors of a bygone age.

The original school was demolished in the 1980s but its proud edifice was preserved by one of its most timehonoured veterans. Art master David S W Jones created dozens of meticulous line drawings of his beloved Birkenhead Institute and these capture the true sense of time and place of the school’s fabled past.

I have created a model of the school that was commissined especially for this exhibition. I was inspired by David Jones drawings and I have tried to recreate the Spirit of  Birkenhead Institute.

Wilfred Owen Story and Gallery

34 Argyle Street 

Birkenhead 

Wirral

CH41 6AE

Tuesday 14^th June 2011 to Saturday 16^th July 2011

Tuesday – Friday 11.00am – 2.00pm

For Saturday opening please phone 07539371925 or visit www.wilfredowenstory.com