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The Guardian - UK
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Yvonne Bradbury

John Bradbury obituary

John Bradbury carving his first crocket at Westminster Abbey, 1978. His love of working in stone started in 1964 when he trained as a letter cutter with a monumental masonry company in Derby
John Bradbury carving his first crocket at Westminster Abbey, 1978. His love of working in stone started in 1964 when he trained as a letter cutter with a monumental masonry company in Derby Photograph: family photo

My former husband John Bradbury, known as Brad, who has died aged 75, was a talented sculptor and artist. He specialised in stone carving and architectural ornament and worked from 1978 to 1980 on Westminster Abbey, including sculpting a life-sized figure of William Caxton in stone.

He also produced distinctive work in pastels, acrylic and watercolours, and in later life developed a new and contemporary style of sculpture.

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