Details of Barrack Hill Sculpture from the Cywaith Cymru

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	Barrack Hill Sculpture
	artist(s):	Joanne Risley, Barry Callaghan
	location	Fourteen Locks, Newport [south Wales]
	completed	June 2000
		The Canal Boat sculpture by Joanne Risley and Barry Callaghan takes the form of a canal boat and includes relief details of the various mineral cargoes which would have been carried on the canal in its heyday. Research for the design was undertaken by the Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals trust and the Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port. The piece includes a map of the locks and copies of the original canal company seals. Built between 1792 and 1898 the Fourteeen Locks were a wonder of the canal system. The flight of locks drop/lift the canal by 47.5 metres using a series of side pounds to help save water by a series of culverts and channels. The locks are arranged in five pairs, one treble and one single.
		The project was jointly funded by Newport County Borough Council, The Millennium Commission through Sustrans Millennium Awards and the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.
		To see the sculpture take Junction 27 off the M4. From the west take the first exit, if travelling from the east, take the third exit. Follow Glasllwch Crescent/High Cross Road for about a quarter of a mile taking the second right onto Cefn Wallk. Continue over the humped back canal bridge - the turning for Fourteen Locks Canal Centre car park is the first right after the bridge. From here you can walk to see the sculpture and the Dragonfly sculpture, sited in the middle of a small lake, along with a further work by Joanne Risley and Barry Callaghan sited close to where the Sustrans cycle route joins the canal towpath. More information and other documentation Word document: No Word document is available PDF File: No PDF file is available Video clip: No video clip is available

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