Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

2014-10-30 Thread Brian Prangle
Hi Andy Couldn't resist a visit to get these panels on to my Heritage Website! They are now surveyed and edited, with several pictures on Wikimedia. I also took the opportunity to survey and add the new statue A Real Birmingham Family unveiled today in front of the Library of Birmingham (also

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

2014-10-27 Thread Andy Robinson
...@pigsonthewing.org.uk] Sent: 26 October 2014 18:45 To: talk-gb-westmidlands Subject: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art I used to drive under and over Hockley Flyover daily, but I never knew about the artwork(s) there, by William Mitchell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mitchell_

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

2014-10-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 October 2014 23:31, Rob Nickerson rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com wrote: See here if you're interested in what it looks like: http://wharferj.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/three-murals-bill-mitchell-gordon-cullen-dorothy-annan/ Fantastic; thank you - as is the other work featured. I must seek them

[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

2014-10-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
I used to drive under and over Hockley Flyover daily, but I never knew about the artwork(s) there, by William Mitchell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mitchell_(sculptor) until today. See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/seva_nmb/7865992708/in/pool-1910185@N24/ and other pics there.

Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Hockley Flyover art

2014-10-26 Thread Rob Nickerson
I recognise that artist's work! He has a piece in Coventry too. I was pretty sure I'd mapped it and could just add the wikidata tags but turns out I was wrong. Anyway it's now mapped and includes wikidata tags and the English Heritage listed status tags: