Cockington Green Gardens

By Gemma Bland

Contents

• History• Model Construction• Model Figurines• International Display• My Opinion• Bibliography

History• Cockington Green in Canberra was created by Doug Sarah and his family in

1997

• Cockington Green features carefully crafted miniature buildings of Great Britain, set within beautiful gardens

• Late 1997 was the opening of the first stage of Cockington Green. In 1998 the international display featuring miniature buildings from all around the world was opened

• There are approximately 33 models in the original display area and another 29 models currently in the International Area.

Model construction • The main materials used in construction are fibreglass and aluminium

• Timber has not been used because it can decay when exposed to the weather

• Rubber moulds are filled with fibreglass to create each model

• With some models, up to 45,000 bricks and tiles have been ‘laid’ on a single building

• Depending on size and detail, models can take from four up to eighteen months to build

Model Figurines• Most of the miniature figures used in the display have been

hand-made from clay, fired and then painted

• It takes a long time to create the models, which need to be repainted at least once every year

• Family members have created all of these ‘little people’ in the Cockington Green work shop

• There are approximately 1,500 miniature people, animals and birds in the display. One thousand of these are featured in only one display – the cheering spectators in a popular football match

International display

Lots of countries have a model in Cockington Green

• Indonesia • South Africa • Argentina • Chile • Colombia • Croatia • Czech Republic • Hungary • Lithuania • Mexico

• Norway • Peru • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Turkey • Netherlands • Syria • Great Britain • India • Iran • Jordan • Ukraine • Venezuela • Republic of Korea

My opinion

• I chose Cockington Green Gardens for my presentation because the models were so delicately crafted and very realistic

• It made me feel like a giant as I looked down on the models which felt really strange because I am a small person.

Thank you!

Bibliography

Bookswww.cockingtongreen.com.au

www.about-australia.comGoogle images

CampMum & Dad