WSWDC Member and Author Edward L. Knowles
The Soane Code
WSWDC Member and Wedgwood Scholar publishes
The Soane Code
The Soane Code is an adventure into the beautiful world of Sir John Soane and his utopian vision of architecture and interior design. It is also this author’s personal discovery and journey visiting Sir John Soane’s Museum in 1987 and realizing that Soane had created a complex code to tell his entire life’s story through the objects, architecture, and interior design of his museum.
Edward L. Knowles was the Director of Architecture and Interior Design for 35 years at Lockheed Martin Corporation; lecturer for decorative arts organizations in the U.S. and London; Johns Hopkins University postgraduate and published author of topics including British History, Architecture, Interior Design, and Wedgwood for the Wedgwood International Seminar. Mr. Knowles has presented nearly 200 lectures about British history, architecture, interior design and decorative arts all over the United States and London
Published in September 2025 The Soane Code is now available from Amazon.
Like a Phoenix, one day these bricks will rise from the rubble to once again honor Potter Josiah Wedgwood
Plans to Replace Demolished Wedgwood Statue
Plans have been submitted to rebuild Vincent Woropay's sculpture of Josiah Wedgwood that was inadvertently demolished during construction of a new road in 2023. The red brick sculpture had been featured in a prominent location near Etruria Hall since 2009.
The goal is to have the sculpture rebuilt and reinstated close to where it was originally on display. A local company that specializes in heritage construction has been hired to ensure that it can be reconstructed to a high standard and displayed in a prominent place to highlight the significant contribution Wedgwood made to the city's ceramics industry.
The sculpture would be unveiled in its new location later this year, subject to planning approval and negotiations with the land owner, the council said.