HAND-CAST IN SOLID CONCRETE WITH CARE BY SPACEPLAY
St Peter's Seminary - miniature concrete model
St Peter's Seminary - miniature concrete model
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007_St Peter's Seminary – Miniature Concrete Model
Hand-cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory.
Some buildings are remembered not for how long they lasted—but for how deeply they linger.
St 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.
I approached this model slowly.
There’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.
A small cast of a building that’s more memory than monument.
Features
• Solid cast concrete, individually hand-poured
• 3.5cm high, 9cm wide, 4.5cm deep (approx)
• Laser-etched cork base with building name
• Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift
• Designed, modelled, and finished in the UK
Made for those who’ve made the pilgrimage through the trees, studied it from a distance, or carry its image in their mind.
This 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.
15% off when you order two or more models
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Building Information
Location: Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Architect: Gillespie, Kidd & Coia
Completed: 1966
Status: Abandoned, Category A listed
Brief Overview:
St 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.
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My 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.
Shipping:
I 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.
Express shipping options at checkout for additional costs
Materials
Materials
My concete models are all made using a fine grain quickset cement with a polymer additive. This gives a good balance between strength and detail casting. However concrete is a brittle material so the models are delicate and can break with impact.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Free standard shipping on all UK orders.
We aim to ship within 30 days but priority shipping can be purchased if you require faster delivery.
You can cancel or return you order at any time. Once I receive the product back undamaged you will receive a full refund (excluding postage).
I do not refund damaged parcels. If your order arrives damaged please contact me immediately to arrange for a replacement.
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
Concrete is a brittle material so these models are delicate objects. They can be chipped or cracked easily and need to be protected from knocks or falls.
My concrete mix is also not waterproof so you should protected your model from damp and moisture.
Extreme changes in temperature will cause expansion and contraction inside the concrete model potentially leading to cracks forming. Keep your model out of direct sunlight and away from heating systems.
