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The project Claire Farrell pos

2008-11-29T01:52:51.518+01:00

The project Claire Farrell posted about is a good starting point, where tubes (of fabric?) are set up like blinds across the demolition site. Suppose various buildings were wrapped, Christo-like, or banners unfurled at length along roads, over buildings and so on? That would mean the designs could change every year with a minimum of fuss. If this were run in conjunctino with another lighting festival, the whole thing would be very special.

Clarification about the poster

2008-11-20T01:14:28.726+01:00

Clarification about the poster text, please. 'Extinction... under threat' tells me that the extinction is threatened, not the creature. Please tell me it was intended to mean 'creature threatened with extinction'.

In that case, this photo is more apt. They are somewhere within the Foundry, probably to the left at the end of the row of worker's houses. At a guess, I'd say they were salvaged by Avery when it closed down the Poole foundry in 1931. Postdating the Boulton era by some decades. We can be thankful they weren't melted down for wartime use, and it does seem fitting that they go back home. With an acknowledgement to the industrialists and ironworkers of Smethwick who recognised their beauty and cared for them all these years.

This is interesting and peculi

2008-11-05T21:42:31.787+01:00

This is interesting and peculiar, mainly because so little information is provided in the Daily Post story. What exactly are the gates? Are they the two columns, the metal grill under the arch, or the whole building? What do Friends of Black Patch Park say about it? How long have the gates been in place? Are they now part of the Boulton & Watt legacy? These and other questions deserve answers before anyone does more asset-stripping of the Black Patch.

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2008-10-07T01:59:04.143+02:00

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Did anyone go? I had planned t

2008-10-03T01:16:52.897+02:00

Did anyone go? I had planned to, but got caught up elsewhere. :(

Does it logo too?

2008-09-29T20:02:11.468+02:00

Does it logo too?