Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

WATERWHEEL Photograph

Region ID

MR

Work ID

113

Manual Reference

MR/BUR14

Type

Sculpture

Title

WATERWHEEL

Sculptor

Kemp, David

Date of design

Year of unveiling

1996

Unveiling details

Road

B6214/Woodhill Road

Precise Location

Entrance to Burrs Country Park

A to Z Ref

OS Ref

Postcode

Work is

Extant

Listing Status

Not listed

Duty of Care

Bury MBC

Commissioned by

Bury MBC

Notes

Half waterwheel, with fish emerging from the left side which gradually turn into doves.

Commissioned by Bury MBC before the institution of the Irwell Sculpture Trail to mark the reversion of an industrial site to its "natural" state. It acts as a gateway sculpture for Burrs Country Park

circa

raw year

1996

Condition

Fair

At risk

No known risk

Inscriptions

none

Signatures

none visible

Elements

Element Details

Part of work

Material

Dimensions

Main structure

Steel

237cm high x 388cm long

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character: nothing recorded

Structural Condition: nothing recorded

Vandalism: nothing recorded