New Sentinel, A 16M High Sculpture Yesteryear Tim Tolkien, Installed Upon Spitfire Isle

The Castle Bromwich Spitfire manufactory shut at the cease of WW2 later on having made most of the Spitfires, as well as was converted into a manufactory making bodies for cars, including Minis; from 1977 it became the dwelling household of Jaguar cars.

The award-winning fine art projection began inward 1997 every bit usage of the regeneration of Castle Vale estate. Using National Lottery funding, Tolkien was appointed every bit creative individual inward residence. He consulted amongst Castle Vale residents nearly an fine art characteristic as well as constitute that they were inspired to a higher house all else past times the area's air history, during World War II, as well as favoured a sculpture featuring Spitfires. The sculpture was opened on fourteen Nov 2000. The sculptor is the great-nephew of J. R. R. Tolkien

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_(sculpture)

Share this post