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ArtistMaker: |
FEALEY; Andy |
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TitleOfWork: |
'The Millennium Cyclist' |
DescriptionOfPhoto: |
view looking up Moorgate Street. The Town Hall is to the left. |
DateOfCreation: |
2000 |
Dimensions: |
Height: 262 cm; Depth: c. 10 cm |
Medium: |
stainless steel |
Location: |
In a flowerbed outside Rotherham Town Hall |
AtoZReference: |
p.78 3D |
Postcode: |
S60 2TH |
Street: |
Moorgate Street |
TownOrVillage: |
Rotherham |
AreaInTown: |
Town Centre |
MetropolitanBorough: |
Rotherham |
Photographer: |
Dave Ball |
ImageCopyright: |
Sheffield Hallam University |
AccessionNumber: |
r021b |
Description: Somewhat abstract shape suggesting a cyclist.
Commission: Installed to commemorate the opening of the local link of the National Cycle Network. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. 50 % funding from the Millennium Commission and 50% from RMBC. total cost £6,000. [1]
Comment: This is no indication of the sculptor on the plaque. An early press cutting showed a computer generated image of how the sculpture might look. This was before a sculptor was chosen. The final piece looks very similar to that in press cutting.
On site plaque: A metal plaque beneath the sculpture states:
'The Millennium Cyclist /
UNVEILED BY THE MAYOR OF ROTHERHAM / COUNCILLOR IAIN ST. JOHN / 21st JUNE 2000 / TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NATIONAL CYCLE NETWORK / ROUT 605 /
ROTHERHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL / ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES / THE MILLENNIUM COMMISSION / SUSTRANS '
References: [1] telephone conversation with Local Studies, Rotherham Public Library: May 20th, 2002.
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