A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and an Open House to Commemorate the Opening of the Leo Fowler Room

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A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and an Open House to Commemorate the Opening of the Leo Fowler Room

[October 3, 2009] – Perth, Australia – Warren and Mayga Clarkes, proprietors of the Elizabethan Village Pub, announced today the opening of the Leo Fowler Room on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 2:30p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the room and the great works of Leo Fowler, the founder and builder of the Elizabethan Village, a replica of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, will be held at the ElizabethanVillage Pub. Participating in the event will be Sallyann Fowler, International Photographer and daughter of Leo Fowler. The Honorable Mayor of Armadale, Linton Reynolds, a Member of the Order of Australia will be in attendance.

LEO FOWLER, a self-made millionaire, industrialist and retired British engineer had a dream. His dream was to build a replica of an ELIZABETHAN VILLAGE and fill it with authentic 16th Century antiques. He wanted to share the rich culture, history and architecture of the era with Australia. And, he did just that. With the permission of Dr. Levi Fox, Director of Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust, an independent registered educational charity based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, Leo Fowler along with architect, Laurence Burton measured, drew up blue prints and laid the groundwork in the year 1974. On September 14, 1977, Sir Charles Court, Premier of Western Australia, commemorated the opening of the village and Fowler’s dream was underway.

In July 1979, Fowler won the prestigious Sir David Brand award for his outstanding contribution to the development of tourism in Western Australia.

Born in 1923 in Birmingham, Fowler had an eye for architecture. He began his career as an apprentice in the furnishing trade and during World War II, at the age of 19; he started his own light-medium engineering business in Birmingham. Leo Fowler’s accomplishments did not stop there. In 1946, he established a second engineering company, Lemark Ltd., and over the course of 27 years, built the biggest engineering business of its kind in Europe.

“My father was a modest man. In many ways though, he always had a calling to be great in what ever he under took. His life was one of great achievements,” said Sallyann Fowler when asked about her father. Sallyann personally hand-selected photographs and designed displays of her father’s work to share with the public which will hang in the new Leo Fowler Room. To view more photographs, go to http://sallyann.quiver.com.au, http://stores.lulu.com/sallyann, http://www.youtube.com/user/sallyannphotography
Or for more information on Leo Fowler, email: sallyann@pnc.com.au.

The Elizabethan Village is located on Canns Road in Armadale.

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