This arrowhead-shaped sculpture was made by sculptor David Mayne in 1999 and installed as part of regeneration work around the Selby Canal in 2000.
Waymarking.com gives the following detailed description of the things illustrated - "At the top are the three swans of Selby (part of the town's coat of arms), beneath which are two of today’s leisure activities linked to the canal. Firstly, fishing. There are many platforms provided along the length of the canal and fishing matches are often held, although no fishing is allowed in Selby Lock Basin. Secondly, it is possible to cycle along the well-surfaced tow path between Selby Lock and Brayton Bridge.
The next panel illustrates the kind of vessels that used to carry the canal’s goods along the Ouse, namely a keel boat, a paddle steamer and a sloop
The third panel showcases the barges that used to bring grain and seed along the Ouse to Selby from Hull. The towers are evocative of the loading and unloading hoists used at the BOCM plant on the Ouse in Barlby and of coal hoists for unloading "Tom Pudding" - type dumb barges at power stations and docks such as Goole.
The fourth panel has a sheaf of corn illustrating the agricultural landscape that the canal traverses, the lock gates at the southern end of the canal at Chapel Haddlesey, and, on the left the cooling towers of the power stations that used to be supplied with coal carried along the Selby canal’s great rival, the Aire and Calder.
Along the bottom line 1778 represents the year that the canal was complete, and contemporary reports state that cannon were fired and the Abbey’s bells rang out in celebration as the canal hugely improved Selby’s trading position. The central map shows how the canal linked the rivers Aire and Ouse."
I alway`s interrested how is it made? I know it start with an idea, then a drawing, but nex? Great shot of this nice sculpture.
Thanks to Katharine for her nice comment.
Thank you all for your comments and favs, which put this shot on the Popular Page.
Sorry for the delay in responding, but my wife Katharine is in hospital (longer story with photo posted on Sunday 27th). Posting and commenting may be rather disrupted for a few more days, but hopefully will soon be back to normal.
@pyrrhula Thank you Ferry, hopefully she won't need to spend too long in hospital.
With all that has happened in the past few days I haven't had time to find out how the sculpture was made. I will try and find out in the next few days.
great narrative
Thanks to Katharine for her nice comment.
Thank you all for your comments and favs, which put this shot on the Popular Page.
Sorry for the delay in responding, but my wife Katharine is in hospital (longer story with photo posted on Sunday 27th). Posting and commenting may be rather disrupted for a few more days, but hopefully will soon be back to normal.
Ian
With all that has happened in the past few days I haven't had time to find out how the sculpture was made. I will try and find out in the next few days.
Ian
Ian
Ian