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| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Wikipedia:Chorlton, Lancashire|Chorlton]], [[Wikipedia:Lancashire|Lancashire]], England | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|5|11|1916|11|29|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = [[Wikipedia:Denbighshire|Denbighshire]], Wales | ||
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'''David | '''Frederick David Weatherston Lyall''' (29 November 1916 − 11 May 2000)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ringtailraider.neocities.org/WikiArchives/DavidLyall-records |title=David Lyall registration index records |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> was a British artist who worked as a model designer at [[LEGO UK Ltd]]. | ||
Lyall worked at an advertising agency and designing sets for a theatre company before joining Lego.<ref name="Wiencek 1987"/> | Lyall worked at an advertising agency and designing sets for a theatre company before joining Lego.<ref name="Wiencek 1987"/> | ||
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Revision as of 05:08, 1 October 2025
David Lyall | |
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| Born | Frederick David Weatherston Lyall 29 November 1916 Chorlton, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 11 May 2000 (aged 83) Denbighshire, Wales |
| Occupation | LEGO model designer |
| Years active | 1962−1983 |
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Frederick David Weatherston Lyall (29 November 1916 − 11 May 2000)[1] was a British artist who worked as a model designer at LEGO UK Ltd.
Lyall worked at an advertising agency and designing sets for a theatre company before joining Lego.[2]
David Lyall joined LEGO on 4 November 1962.[3] He was part of the original design team at British Lego Ltd, along with Kenneth Jones and Brena John. The three designed and constructed LEGO models for exhibitions and shop promotions.[4] Lyall retired at the end of November 1983.[3][2]
Gallery
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Alice in Wonderland, 1963 -
Gullivers Travels (with Kenneth Jones), 1975 -
The Irish Stage Coach, 1977 -
African Safari, 1978 -
The King was in the Counting House, 1979 -
LEGOLAND Space Cruiser, 1979 -
St. George and the Dragon, 1980 -
Dragon model from Kipper (1980) -
Kipper and submarine models in Kipper (1980) -
The Wind in the Willows, 1982 -
The ARK Building Company, 1983
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References
- ↑ "David Lyall registration index records". Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wiencek, Henry (1987). The World of LEGO Toys. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. pp. 152–157. ISBN 0-8109-2362-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lyall, David (Autumn 1983). Lister, Susan; Moore, Michael (eds.). "Goodbye David Lyall". Bricks 'n Pieces (Interview). Vol. 1, no. 3. Wrexham, Clwyd: LEGO UK Ltd. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ Parsons, Niomi (21 April 2022). "Love Wrexham, Love LEGO". Love Wrexham Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
