Public Art Research Archive, Sheffield Hallam University
PUBLIC ART IN SHEFFIELD

Ross Gilbertson and Mandy Burton
Entrance pillars, 1999
The Ponderosa, Sheffield
wood and metal

Location:
The entrance to The Ponderosa, at the corner of Crookes Valley Road and Mushroom Lane, Sheffield. (A-Z p.98 1C )

Description:
Two pillars either side of the entrance to the park. Each pillar is made from 3 carved telegraph poles sited together in a triangle with a metal 'cap' uniting the top the poles. The poles are 25cm in diameter and approximately 2.5 m high. A metal (copper?) plate around the base of one pole of the right hand gateway gives details of the commission and reads:
"NOVEMBER 1998
MADE BY ROSS GILBERTSON AND MANDY BURTON
WITH HELP FROM THE ARTSCAPE GROUP AT
CROOKESMOOR TRAINING CENTRE
PART OF THE "PAVING THE WAY" PROJECT
SUPPORTED BY : THE SHEFFIELD SRB PARTNERSHIP
THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
B.T. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
AND DESTINATION SHEFFIELD WITH A SPECIAL THANKS TO BENOXES GROUNDWORKS AND THE B.T. POLING TEAM"

Commission:
"Paving The Way" Project, with financial and other support as detailed above.

Comment:
The name of this park is a nickname given by local children to the park during the 1960's. The Ponderosa was the name of the ranch on the popular TV series 'Bonanza'.
More images of this piece


thumbnails sheffield city centre work in sheffield thumbnails outer sheffield
documents other locationslinks links
search homepage

This page maintained by Dave Ball
Slide Collection, Learning and IT Services
Last updated September 5, 2006