| Facts | Thwaite Mills Watermill is a fully restored working water-powered mill located on an island between the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation at Stourton, two miles south of Leeds city centre. Two large water wheels continually drove a mass of cogs and grinding wheels which crushed stone for putty and paint throughout the 19th century. The mills are preserved today as a museum. |
Entitled Not the Whole Story, the sculptures are made from a series of large panels assembled into cubes and then built into imposing towers. They took over 18 months to complete and were made by a group of 40 artists, many of whom, on account of their learning disabilities, spent much of their life as residents at Meanwood Park Hospital in Leeds. The artists worked with Pyramid of Arts' ceramicists Joe Cooke and Cath Murphy. Established 16 years ago, Pyramid of Arts is a registered charity consisting of a range of people with and without learning disabilities who have come together to develop their artistic skills within a group.
 | | The unveiling ceremony at Thwaite Mills |
The group chose Thwaite Mills Watermill as the ideal site for their sculptures after several visits to the site and the sculptures will provide an extra point of interest for visitors to the museum and people walking in the area. Not the Whole Story was unveiled to the public during a special ceremony on Monday 20 January 2006. | 
