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| ArtistMaker: | THOMSON, Jason AND Coralie TURPIN | 
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| TitleOfWork: | Dinosaur | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | view of head | |
| DateOfCreation: | 2001 | |
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| Medium: | cast iron and concrete | |
| Location: | Phoenix Park. (SE 446405) | |
| AtoZReference: | p.29 1G | |
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| Street: | Phoenix Lane | |
| TownOrVillage: | Thurnscoe | |
| AreaInTown: | Thurnscoe East | |
| MetropolitanBorough: | Barnsley | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | b076iiib | |
| Location: On the hillside of the eastern end of the Park. Description: A large area of concrete on the hillside into which shapes cut from steel plate are set to form the skeleton of a stegosaurus-like dinosaur. The head is three dimensional and cast in iron. The steel was allowed to rust so that it matched the colour of the head. Dimensions: Whole piece: concrete; cut metal plate, cast metal c. 10 m long Head: cast metal 26 cms high x 120 cms long x 65 wide Commission: Project overseen by Groundworks. Comment: The dinosaur is a reference to the prehistoric history of the site. Some graffiti markings are scratched in the concrete. The metal has not been touched. |
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