Another photo from yesterday's Magor Marsh visit. This 2.5m high sculpture is of a brinker.
"a ‘brinker’ is a person who owns land on one side of a reen, wall or pill and is responsible for its maintenance. Traditionally, a brinker would use a scythe to clear vegetation to keep waterways open and prevent flooding.
Both men and women are listed as brinkers in the Court of Sewers records, held at Gwent Archives.
[This] figure is inspired by Anne Williams (died 1723), who owned land next to Monk’s Ditch in Whitson and Clift Reen in Goldcliff."
Photography enthusiast living in southwest England, but born and raised in Suffolk. I'm making a return to the 365project community after a few years away...