Public Art on the Black Country Route


Sarah Tombs 1996

 

Close up of "Beth's Arch 1998 29Kb

 

Sarah’s image is formed of fabricated and painted steel and stands 8 metres in height at the roundabout adjacent to the Fire Station, close to the site of the former Bilston Steel Works. It represents two figures emerging from the flames of industry linking arms to form an arch.

The piece is named '"Beth's Arch" after one of the Bilston Blast Furnaces.

This work is currently floodlit (3-6-98) though there have been problems with vandalism to the lamps

 

"Beth's Arch at Arden Fabrications 21KB

Working on "Beth's Arch" at Arden Fabrications 20Kb

 

Beth's Arch was fabricated at Arden Fabrications near Knowle in Warwickshire from hundreds of pieces of steel. The work was scaled up from a 1:10 model made by Sarah Tombs.

These pictures shows it under construction in Arden's Yard.

 

 

"Beth's Arch" 1998 29Kb

Close up of "Beth's Arch"

"Beth@s Arch at the Cosley Road Roundabout 32KB

"Beth's Arch" in context

Sarah Tombs 1995 32Kb

Sarah Tombs 1995


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