{"product_id":"st-peters-seminary-cardross-galsgow-miniature-concrete-model","title":"St Peter's Seminary, Cardross","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"305\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eSt Peter's Seminary, Cardross - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eMiniature Concrete Model 007\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eHand-cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"657\" data-start=\"229\"\u003eSome buildings are remembered not for how long they lasted—but for how deeply they linger.\u003cbr data-end=\"322\" data-start=\"319\"\u003eSt Peter’s Seminary is one of the most haunting and revered examples of post-war architecture in Britain. Built on a wooded hillside above the Clyde estuary, its skeletal concrete frame was designed to train priests in silence and contemplation. Now long abandoned, it stands as a ruin—open to the sky, covered in moss, full of echoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"966\" data-start=\"659\"\u003eI approached this model slowly.\u003cbr data-end=\"693\" data-start=\"690\"\u003eThere’s a kind of sacred geometry in the way the structure is laid out—processional, fractured, poetic. I wanted the miniature to feel like a fragment of the real thing, not a clean reproduction. The lines are sharp, but the weight is quiet. It feels both solid and undone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1028\" data-start=\"968\"\u003eA small cast of a building that’s more memory than monument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003e• Solid cast concrete, individually hand-poured\u003cbr\u003e• 3.5\u003cspan\u003ecm high, 9cm wide, 4.5cm deep (approx)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003e• Laser-etched cork base with building name\u003cbr data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1187\"\u003e• Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift\u003cbr data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1238\"\u003e• Designed, modelled, and finished in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1282\"\u003eMade for those who’ve made the pilgrimage through the trees, studied it from a distance, or carry its image in their mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1373\" data-start=\"1370\"\u003eThis piece holds something of the seminary’s presence; its absence, its legacy, its strange beauty. It works as a quiet anchor on a shelf or desk. A tribute to the idea that some buildings live on, even in ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003e15% off when you order two or more models\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1620\"\u003eEU customers: please order via my \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"St Peter's Seminary - miniature concrete model\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/710360862\/mini-007-st-peters-seminary\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEtsy shop\u003c\/a\u003e due to customs regulations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1282\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1779\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003eBuilding Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"2367\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1758\" data-start=\"1745\"\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland\u003cbr data-end=\"1797\" data-start=\"1794\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1811\" data-start=\"1797\"\u003eArchitect:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gillespie, Kidd \u0026amp; Coia\u003cbr data-end=\"1837\" data-start=\"1834\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1851\" data-start=\"1837\"\u003eCompleted:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1966\u003cbr data-end=\"1859\" data-start=\"1856\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1870\" data-start=\"1859\"\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Abandoned, Category A listed\u003cbr data-end=\"1902\" data-start=\"1899\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1921\" data-start=\"1902\"\u003eBrief Overview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1924\" data-start=\"1921\"\u003eSt Peter’s Seminary was conceived as a modern training college for Catholic priests in Scotland. Its design combines religious symbolism with brutalist modernism, and although it was used for only a short time, it became one of the most important 20th-century buildings in the UK. Left to ruin, it has become a site of pilgrimage for architecture lovers—a ghost structure that continues to inspire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL EU ORDERS \u003c\/strong\u003eprocessed through our Etsy Store\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"St Peter's Seminary - miniature concrete model\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/710360862\/mini-007-st-peters-seminary\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy concrete sculptures are individually hand cast in solid concrete. This means that each piece will have distinctive markings and minor blemishes due to air bubbles in the concrete. This is a natural part of the material and will mean that no two pieces are ever exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI aim to make and ship your artwork within 30 days.  If you require your order by a specific date before this please let me know. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpress shipping options at checkout for additional costs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spaceplay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32994243739757,"sku":"MINI_007","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/2867\/4157\/files\/01-7-St_Peters_Seminary.webp?v=1780948262","url":"https:\/\/space-play.co.uk\/products\/st-peters-seminary-cardross-galsgow-miniature-concrete-model","provider":"Spaceplay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}