Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
PIT PONY
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 400 | |
Manual Reference | MR/WIG16 | |
Title | PIT PONY | |
Sculptor | Wouda, Marjan | |
Date of design | 1990-1 | |
Year of unveiling | 1991 | |
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Road | Spinningate | |
Precise Location | in entrance to shopping centre | |
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Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Groundwork Trust Wigan | |
Notes | ||
Life-size sculpture of pit pony in harness and blinkers to keep the coal dust out of eyes. Embedded in the skin of the animal are objects associated with the mining industry | ||
Sculpture commissioned by Groundwork Trust Wigan. The sculptor, Marjan Wouda, involved children from a local school in creating the sculpture. It was based on the ponies which worked underground in the local coalmines, pulling tubs of coal on rails. By the 1980s almost all of the local mines had been closed and the few remaining working pit ponies pensioned off. The skin of the pony reveals objects - rope, chains and buckles - associated with the mining industry. The completed sculpture was presented to the owners of the Spinningate shopping centre in Leigh where it was displayed. | ||
Life-size sculpture of pit pony in harness and blinkers to keep the coal dust out of eyes. Embedded in the skin of the animal are objects associated with the mining industry | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1991 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | none visible | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
sculpture | coal dust and resin | 140 cm x 200 cm x 55 cm |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recordedVandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
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None | |