Notting Hill bench
in the garden
Did you see the film “Notting Hill” with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. My wife and I may have seen it may be ten times at least. It’s a kind of a joke between us now.
She recently retire from work and to celebrate this special day, I secretly made her a “Notting Hill” bench. In the film, remember when Julia and Hugh jump the fence to access and walk in a private garden. At the end of the scene, Julia sat on a bench in memory of June Wetherby wondering “Is it possible to love somebody for all of his/her life ?”
This new bench now sits in our garden.
I made it in white oak, tinted with bitumen, finish with Bristol two-part urethane and matted with steel wool.
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in the garden
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in the garden
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in the shop
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the original, which is now in Australia
Comments
Hey Normand
I like it. I was wondering.. what does the french carving say?
Hi Dan,
As you saw, my native language is french (from Quebec). The french carving is an adaptation of the phrases of the original bench, just to be in the right context and to respect the original as much as possible. In English, it would read : "For Ginette who loves this garden. From Normand who always sat beside her".
Normand
Great bench---where could I get the dimensions;blueprints--my wife just passed away and I would like to put "NOTTING HILL" bench in my garden as a memorial
Normand, how can I get a copy of the plans you used? I just lost twin granddaughters and would like to make this for my daughter and her husband.
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Beautiful bench!!!
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