Angela Godfrey

Personal life

Career and works

Works

• Replacement crucifix for St John's Church in Horsham, West Sussex. Godfrey's work replaced a previous crucifix by Edward Bainbridge Copnall MBE. The vicar, Rev Souter, said the new cross will present “a positive message of hope”.
• Altar and lectern for the Grade II listed Church of St Joseph, Wealdstone High Road, London.
• Statue for Grade II listed 3 East Street, Ware which was installed in 1986 and paid for by The Ware Society.
• Welded steel screen and font in Grade II listed Marychurch, Hatfield. A commission from George Mathers.
• The bishop’s throne and Pascal candle for the rebuilt Longford Cathedral, Ireland.
• Only Connect sculpture in St Nicholas' churchyard, Stevenage, which takes its name from the subtitle of E M Forster's Howards End and marks the gateway to 'Forster Country'.
• Four sculptures in Harlow - Grecian Urn, Two Vertical Forms, The Flame, We Are The Music Makers, Flowing Onwards.
• A carved pedestal of Bath stone with emblems representing the tree of life for the Church of St Mary, Finchley.
• A carved altar at St Peter ad Vincula, Roydon with symbols of the crucifixion and communion.
• Designs and carved stone for Blessed John Henry Newman Church, Warrington.
• A stainless steel dove for the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Carryduff. This is an unusual piece for Godfrey as she usually works in stone and wood.
• A concrete font for Church of St John Fisher, Redbourn, Herts.
• "When the Wind is High..." an oak sculpture for Brixworth Country Park, Northamptonshire. Quotation from Mary Lockett.
• "No Man is an Island..." a Cumberland slate sculpture in Gibberd Garden, Harlow. Quotation from John Donne.

  Exhibitions

• The University of Leicester's international sculpture exhibition 'A Decade of Sculpture in the Garden'.
• 'Wood, Stone, Steel and Paint', The Gibberd Gallery, Harlow. A retrospectve of her commissioned works, other sculptures and drawings.
• 'In Collaboration', an exhibition at The Gallery at Parndon Mill. Featuring works made in collaboration with Eddie Norris.