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

Jason Thomson
Pike and Tyre bench, 1998
Salmon Pastures, Five Weirs Walk
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Location:
Five Weirs Walk - Salmon Pastures; outside Crescent Works, eastern corner, halfway between Washford and Leveson Bridges. (A-Z p.87 6H)

Description:
Shows a pike swimming through an abandoned tyre, with the silhouettes of factory roof-tops behind it, and a crane hook suspended in mid air in front of it. The bench rests on millstones, used for forming steel blades, and found near the site.

Commission:
Five Weirs Walk Trust.

Comment:
A second bench in the form of a Fish-Knife Salmon is also sited on the Salmon Pastures stretch of Five Weirs Walk. A third bench, showing a newt on a log, was stolen before it was installed.
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