14 Steve Cooper

Artist Blacksmith & Sculptor

Artform: Blacksmithing & Metalwork, Glasswork, Multidisciplinary, Sculpture

49 years ago as a 10 year old I sat in the garden of 13 Bridge Street, Pershore with my Grandfather  and he told me of the Blacksmiths that were in his family and of his time as a child at the Forge in  Spetchley Near Worcester.

I was inspired by this and decided that I was going to be a Blacksmith.
I started going to work after school and during the holidays with some brothers at Baughton, Earlscroome and there my journey started. I was fifteen.

I went to the best college in the country at Hereford where I attained ‘Top Apprentice’ in 1987 and by 1989 I had started my own Business in the yard at 13 Bridge Street.

Jump forward ten years and my business had grown to a size where we employed others making gates, railings and public art.

My main accolade is the restoration of the Golden Gates of Woodnorton Near Evesham and in 2019 the War Horse Memorial in my home town of Pershore.

In 2020 I decided to move the Forge back home to Bridge Street in Pershore and concentrate on my passion for the more artistic side of the craft. The garden at the rear of the Forge is a large area with mature trees and a river and is ideal for exhibiting my work in a relaxing atmosphere.

We have eight Sculptures positioned here and we welcome you to come and see them and reflect in a quiet space. You will also meet me and visit the Forge which is affectionately called Little Acorns. This came from what I said when I started in 1989 – from Little Acorns grow Great Oaks and there just happens to be an Oak tree in the Garden that my daughter Sophie planted with Her Great Granddad Alec in 2000.

My aim is to make art affordable for everyone so please take time to pay us a visit. We have some very nice Coffee shops and ‘Koffee and Cake’ is just over the road from us in Bridge Street. So Grab a coffee and a cake and come spend some time with us in our wonderful space on the banks of the River Avon in Pershore.

Best wishes
Steven
Little Acorns Forge , Pershore,Worcestershire

Venue

S E Cooper Artist Blacksmith
13a Bridge Street
Pershore
WR10 1AJ

Directions: We have no parking so you will need to Park in either the main Asda carpark in the town or in Broad st this has a free limit of 2 hours we are dead opposite the Millers Arms Public house which i can recommend for good food and Beer

What 3 words location: short.bounding.other

Tel: 07813 376505
Instagram: steven_cooperblacksmith
Facebook: Steven Ellis Cooper Blacksmith. AWCB
Website: https://www.stevecooperblacksmith.co.uk

Added extras:
Access for wheelchair users
Toilets

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