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27 Craft

This full size stainless steel sculpture of a representation of a Supermarine Spitfire, has been erected on an island of a new connection road in Stoke On Trent. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/meet-art...

 

The sculpture was erected in memory of the Spitfire designer, Reginal Mitchell (Born in Butt Lane, Staffordshire, he also designed the Schnieder Trophy winning seaplane amongst others). The sculpture is a stainless steel made from a design by the artist Suhail Shaikh, which he also used to produce the smaller scale paper representation on show at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. A photo of this paper sculpture can be seen here; www.flickr.com/photos/119509436@N06/40555423222/in/photol...

 

There are many sculptures of Mitchell's craft around Stoke On Trent, but none as famous as "The Spit".

 

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Uploaded on May 15, 2024
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