Charlotte Howarth
West Acre, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Charlotte Howarth is a letter carver and sculptor based in West Acre, Norfolk. Through Making Marks she creates hand-carved memorials, headstones, architectural inscriptions and sundials. She co-runs Abraxas Academy with Nina Bilbey, offering teaching and mentoring alongside large public, restoration and sculptural projects.
- Studio
- Making Marks
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Discipline
- Lettering | Memorials | Architectural carving | Sculpture | Landscape stonework
- Material
- Slate | Limestone | Sandstone | FlintShe also works in wood, steel, glass, concrete and brick.
- Services
- Headstones | Memorials | Inscriptions | Plaques | Public monuments | Carving classes | Sundials | Garden sculpture | Stone vessels
- Academy
- Abraxas Academy
- Website
- making-marks.com | Abraxas Academy
Profile Gallery
Ancaster bowl
A shallow oval bowl carved from pale Ancaster limestone, with sweeping parallel ribs rising across its hollow interior. Its disciplines include Sculpture.
Carved by Charlotte Howarth.
Source & credits
Carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
Boffins’ Memorial
A rounded Yorkstone memorial combines deeply cut lettering with a radiating engraved motif to commemorate the workers of a former military research site. Its materials include Sandstone. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Memorials, Inscriptions, and Public monuments.
Source & credits
Design and carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
An Opened Letter — LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial
An inscribed circular Yorkstone base supports a folded bronze letter, combining hand-carved dedications with the open lettering of the Armed Forces memorial. Its materials include Sandstone. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Memorials and Public monuments.
Lettering by Charlotte Howarth. Designed by Nina Bilbey, Abraxas Academy.
Source & credits
Letterforms: Charlotte Howarth. Design: Abraxas Academy — Charlotte Howarth, Nina Bilbey, Sue Aperghis, James Spedding, Roger Foyster and Kate Holmes. Forged bronze: Holkham Forge. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source | Full memorial team — Fighting With Pride
Marker with Description of Textiles
A brick column with diagonally carved fabric names and a pale inscription band stands behind a low flint wall, celebrating the textile trade. Its disciplines include Lettering and Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments.
2011 | New Botolph Street, Norwich
H 190 cm
Source & credits
Artwork and lettering: Charlotte Howarth. Photograph: Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source | Artwork record — Art UK
St Wilfrid memorial ledger — detail
A dark stone ledger has incised lettering and a three-star shield, framed by raised border letters against a textured ground. Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Memorials. Related services include Memorials, Inscriptions, and Plaques.
2022 | Ripon Cathedral, Ripon
Source & credits
Lettering and carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
Source & credits
Making Marks: practice, materials and studio | Abraxas Academy: founders and teaching | City & Guilds of London Art School: biography | Public artwork and commissions | Remember Me lettering — carved in oak | Orford Ness memorial — National Trust | St Wilfrid ledger — official cathedral anniversary account | An Opened Letter — memorial makers | Norwich textile marker — public artwork record
Photographs supplied by the practitioner. Directory information
Ancaster bowl
Carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
Boffins’ Memorial
Design and carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source
An Opened Letter — LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial
Letterforms: Charlotte Howarth. Design: Abraxas Academy — Charlotte Howarth, Nina Bilbey, Sue Aperghis, James Spedding, Roger Foyster and Kate Holmes. Forged bronze: Holkham Forge. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source | Full memorial team — Fighting With Pride
Marker with Description of Textiles
Artwork and lettering: Charlotte Howarth. Photograph: Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source | Artwork record — Art UK
St Wilfrid memorial ledger — detail
Lettering and carving: Charlotte Howarth. Image supplied by Charlotte Howarth. | Used with permission | Source