Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Threads Photograph
Region ID | UEL | |
Work ID | 392 | |
Manual Reference | TH007 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Threads | |
Sculptor | Coppard, Tim | |
Sculptor | Coppard, Hattie | |
Foundry | Meridian Fine Arts Foundry | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1996 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Bethnal Green Road | |
Precise Location | On pavement between Wheler Street and Sclater Street | |
A to Z Ref | 83 Vb 42 | |
OS Ref | TQ337823 | |
Postcode | E1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | |
Commissioned by | Bethnal Green City Challenge Regeneration Programme | |
Notes | ||
Shows two skeins of intertwined ropes or threads standing upright on a rectangular base. | ||
Commissioned as part of the Bethnal Green City Challenge Regeneration Programme. Following a nationally advertised competition the two artists, brother and sister, were selected. They worked with the Rope Makers Guild to produce the design. A 100 year old rope was made into an even bigger piece of rope. There was no official unveiling ceremony, it just 'appeared'. The giant thread motif refers to the long history of the garment industry in this area, as well as being a symbol of the many cultures or 'strands' that make up this community. | ||
Signals the entrance to Brick Lane Market. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1996 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Plaque on base, excised (embossed) letters: THIS SCULPTURE BY ARTISTS / TIM AND HATTIE COPPARD / WAS ERECTED IN 1996 AS PART OF / THE BETHNAL GREEN CITY CHALLENGE / REGENERATION PROGRAMME AND / MARKS ONE OF THE ENTRANCES TO / BRICK LANE MARKET. / THE THREADS ARE A REMINDER / OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE / GARMENT AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES / IN THIS PART OF LONDON AND OF / THE MANY COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE / LIVED AND WORKED IN THE AREA. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Base | Cast bronze | 140cm high x 50cm wide x 28cm deep |
Sculpture | Cast bronze | 260cm high approx x 50cm wide approx x 25cm deep approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recorded Vandalism: nothing recorded