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Flintshire - Sir y Fflint
Wales

Railway Station

Footplate

Brian Fell
1999

Description

Gigantic steel sculpture of a human foot with chains and cogwheels emerging from above the ankle. It is 11ft/3.3 m tall. It celebrates Flint's location at the start of a number of National Cycle Network routes.

Sculptor

Brian Fell, sculptor and a skilled metalworker (Website).

Sources & Information

NorthWalesLive, 12 Febr. 2023, The quirky giant foot and toenails perplexing thousands of North Wales rail passengers each year.

Locatie (N 53°14'58" - W 3°7'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa157; Photograph: 20 June 2023
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