Surely there is a sound recording? I would love to hear his voice. Does anyone know? And yes. I have looked on the BBC site for sound archives and nothing.
What did Eric Gill sound like?
4 responses to “What did Eric Gill sound like?”
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Stumbled across your website when looking for pictures of Pigotts which I found very interesting.
Coincidentally I found a BBC radio documentary the other day in which he’s talks very briefly about his work; to me he sounds like a simple west countryman but then it’s not much different to the accents I remember growing up on the south coast before everyone became more estuary.
Anyway, link below, about a minute and a half in:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/sculptors/12816.shtml-
Thanks Matt for the link. I’ve yet to have a listen but will soon and post some comments. I am very grateful for you taking the trouble to respond and thanks again for your kind words. I certainly found my visit to Pigotts one I will never forget. Kind regards John
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Hi Again Matt. Having listened to the sound archive I believe the voice you describe as Gill (about 1m30s in) is actually that of Joseph Cribb, one of this assistants and a fellow letter-carver. Sorry to disappoint you! The elusive search for Gill’s voice continues. Kind regards John
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Really? Well, I’m kind of glad as the voice didn’t seem to suit the idea I’d had in my head. Sorry for the wild goose chase, hope you found it as interesting as I did though.
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