Knowledge (XXG)

John Bridgeman play sculpture, Birmingham

Source 📝

28: 608: 555: 689: 674: 684: 101: 592: 372: 679: 645: 694: 664: 183: 585: 365: 27: 172: 487: 342: 248: 578: 412: 358: 381: 337: 243: 638: 210: 302: 93: 607: 449: 631: 669: 417: 145: 38: 443: 402: 396: 438: 157: 136: 149: 407: 175:
until 1981, to survive. It was originally painted in a metallic sheen, but this is now mostly worn off.
463: 470: 171:
It is the only one of a series of playground sculptures by Bridgeman, who was head of sculpture at
153: 56: 615: 562: 503: 333: 273: 239: 214: 187: 554: 307: 179: 350: 658: 524: 161: 77: 534: 278: 165: 160:
playground, on Curtis Gardens, on a housing estate on Fox Hollies Road in the
81: 116: 103: 529: 508: 456: 66: 85: 354: 274:"Sixties playground sculpture in Birmingham is Grade II listed" 561:
This article about a West Midlands building or structure is a
148:
was commissioned in the early 1960s by playground designer
614:
This article about a sculpture in the United Kingdom is a
190:, giving it legal protection from removal or alteration. 619: 566: 690:
West Midlands (county) building and structure stubs
517: 496: 480: 426: 388: 303:"Acocks Green fish sculpture gets protected status" 132: 91: 72: 62: 52: 44: 34: 20: 338:"Details from listed building database (1423375)" 244:"Details from listed building database (1423375)" 211:"20 Unusual Places Given Listed Status This Year" 168:, England. It has been described as "fish like". 675:Tourist attractions in Birmingham, West Midlands 685:Outdoor sculptures in Birmingham, West Midlands 418:Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch 268: 266: 639: 586: 366: 8: 234: 232: 646: 632: 593: 579: 373: 359: 351: 26: 17: 178:In February 2015, the untitled piece was 680:Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham 205: 203: 199: 184:Department for Culture, Media and Sport 382:Public art and memorials in Birmingham 173:Birmingham College of Arts and Crafts 7: 604: 602: 551: 549: 618:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 565:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 343:National Heritage List for England 249:National Heritage List for England 76:Curtis Gardens, Fox Hollies Road, 14: 301:Cartledge, James (17 June 2015). 606: 553: 695:United Kingdom sculpture stubs 665:Concrete sculptures in England 1: 434:John Bridgeman play sculpture 711: 601: 548: 25: 450:James Watt's Mad Machine 397:A Real Birmingham Family 158:Birmingham City Council 137:Birmingham City Council 488:J. F. Kennedy Memorial 117:52.440554°N 1.835103°W 150:Mary Frances Mitchell 122:52.440554; -1.835103 186:, on the advice of 156:in concrete, for a 113: /  282:. 12 February 2015 154:abstract sculpture 57:Abstract sculpture 627: 626: 574: 573: 543: 542: 142: 141: 702: 670:1960s sculptures 648: 641: 634: 610: 603: 595: 588: 581: 557: 550: 375: 368: 361: 352: 347: 334:Historic England 320: 319: 317: 315: 298: 292: 291: 289: 287: 270: 261: 260: 258: 256: 240:Historic England 236: 227: 226: 224: 222: 215:Historic England 207: 188:Historic England 128: 127: 125: 124: 123: 118: 114: 111: 110: 109: 106: 96: 30: 18: 710: 709: 705: 704: 703: 701: 700: 699: 655: 654: 653: 652: 600: 599: 546: 544: 539: 518:Notable artists 513: 492: 476: 422: 384: 379: 332: 329: 324: 323: 313: 311: 308:Birmingham Mail 300: 299: 295: 285: 283: 272: 271: 264: 254: 252: 238: 237: 230: 220: 218: 209: 208: 201: 196: 180:grade II listed 152:, to create an 121: 119: 115: 112: 107: 104: 102: 100: 99: 92: 12: 11: 5: 708: 706: 698: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 657: 656: 651: 650: 643: 636: 628: 625: 624: 611: 598: 597: 590: 583: 575: 572: 571: 558: 541: 540: 538: 537: 532: 527: 521: 519: 515: 514: 512: 511: 506: 500: 498: 494: 493: 491: 490: 484: 482: 478: 477: 475: 474: 467: 460: 453: 446: 441: 439:Lanchester Car 436: 430: 428: 424: 423: 421: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 392: 390: 386: 385: 380: 378: 377: 370: 363: 355: 349: 348: 328: 327:External links 325: 322: 321: 293: 262: 228: 217:. 17 June 2015 198: 197: 195: 192: 146:John Bridgeman 140: 139: 134: 130: 129: 97: 89: 88: 74: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 54: 50: 49: 46: 42: 41: 39:John Bridgeman 36: 32: 31: 23: 22: 21:Play sculpture 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 707: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 662: 660: 649: 644: 642: 637: 635: 630: 629: 623: 621: 617: 612: 609: 605: 596: 591: 589: 584: 582: 577: 576: 570: 568: 564: 559: 556: 552: 547: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 525:William Bloye 523: 522: 520: 516: 510: 507: 505: 502: 501: 499: 495: 489: 486: 485: 483: 479: 473: 472: 468: 466: 465: 461: 459: 458: 454: 452: 451: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 431: 429: 425: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 408:Joseph Sturge 406: 404: 401: 399: 398: 394: 393: 391: 387: 383: 376: 371: 369: 364: 362: 357: 356: 353: 345: 344: 339: 335: 331: 330: 326: 310: 309: 304: 297: 294: 281: 280: 275: 269: 267: 263: 251: 250: 245: 241: 235: 233: 229: 216: 212: 206: 204: 200: 193: 191: 189: 185: 181: 176: 174: 169: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 144:The sculptor 138: 135: 131: 126: 98: 95: 90: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 68: 65: 61: 58: 55: 51: 47: 43: 40: 37: 33: 29: 24: 19: 16: 620:expanding it 613: 567:expanding it 560: 545: 469: 462: 455: 448: 433: 395: 341: 312:. Retrieved 306: 296: 284:. Retrieved 277: 253:. Retrieved 247: 219:. Retrieved 177: 170: 164:district of 162:Acocks Green 143: 78:Acocks Green 15: 535:Tim Tolkien 413:Lord Nelson 120: / 94:Coordinates 659:Categories 444:Moonstones 403:Edward VII 279:BBC Online 194:References 166:Birmingham 105:52°26′26″N 82:Birmingham 530:Mark Renn 509:Una White 504:King Kong 471:The River 427:Sculpture 108:1°50′06″W 464:Sentinel 457:Iron:Man 73:Location 67:Concrete 389:Statues 314:17 June 286:17 June 255:17 June 221:17 June 182:by the 86:England 481:Murals 63:Medium 35:Artist 133:Owner 48:1960s 616:stub 563:stub 497:Lost 316:2015 288:2015 257:2015 223:2015 53:Type 45:Year 661:: 340:. 336:. 305:. 276:. 265:^ 246:. 242:. 231:^ 213:. 202:^ 84:, 80:, 647:e 640:t 633:v 622:. 594:e 587:t 580:v 569:. 374:e 367:t 360:v 346:. 318:. 290:. 259:. 225:.

Index


John Bridgeman
Abstract sculpture
Concrete
Acocks Green
Birmingham
England
Coordinates
52°26′26″N 1°50′06″W / 52.440554°N 1.835103°W / 52.440554; -1.835103
Birmingham City Council
John Bridgeman
Mary Frances Mitchell
abstract sculpture
Birmingham City Council
Acocks Green
Birmingham
Birmingham College of Arts and Crafts
grade II listed
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Historic England


"20 Unusual Places Given Listed Status This Year"
Historic England


Historic England
"Details from listed building database (1423375)"
National Heritage List for England

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.