Cinder
Bank Island-
Theme: Industrial Heritage |
At
Cinder Bank, Dudley's proud industrial achievement is celebrated
in heroic Russian style. A dignified 'heroic worker' is the focal
point of a composition. The symbol is for all the workers in the
past who created Dudley's wealth. Three gigantic steel cut out
silhouette wedges represent three aspects of the industry:
- The
annealing of a glass vessel
- Chainmaking
- Mineworking
( The wheels of pit headgear)
The
arched openings in the wedges also allude to the pillars of the
Seven Sisters Caverns of the nearby Wren's Nest Geological Reserve.
Whilst the colour of each wedge changes slightly to subtly recall
the cooling or heating of metals.
A 6m
tower reaches far into the sky as a literal depiction of the 'Fire
of Industry'
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