The Engineer - Blackrock 300424 131830 2
This is the Engineer, a scupture/statue at Black Rock on the Severn Estuary, at the top of the slipway from which ferries plied their way across the river estuary until the opening of the Severn Tunnel largely rendered them redundant.
The title refers to civil engineer Thomas Walker, who was in charge of completing the Severn Tunnel, but the creator, Rubin Eynon, dedicated it to all those who were involved in the building of the tunnel, and of the 1966 and 1996 completed road crossings, as well as the sea-walls that protect the Levels.
Constructed from weathering steel, sometimes referred to by a trade name of Cor-ten or corten steel, the pre-rusted figure looks out across the waters, resilient to the many vagaries of weather.
The 1966 opened Severn Suspension Bridge (the third Severn Crossing) can be see in the background.
In the foreground is a waymarker for the Wales Coast Path, an 870 miles / 1400 km footpath round the entire coast of Wales.
The Engineer - Blackrock 300424 131830 2
This is the Engineer, a scupture/statue at Black Rock on the Severn Estuary, at the top of the slipway from which ferries plied their way across the river estuary until the opening of the Severn Tunnel largely rendered them redundant.
The title refers to civil engineer Thomas Walker, who was in charge of completing the Severn Tunnel, but the creator, Rubin Eynon, dedicated it to all those who were involved in the building of the tunnel, and of the 1966 and 1996 completed road crossings, as well as the sea-walls that protect the Levels.
Constructed from weathering steel, sometimes referred to by a trade name of Cor-ten or corten steel, the pre-rusted figure looks out across the waters, resilient to the many vagaries of weather.
The 1966 opened Severn Suspension Bridge (the third Severn Crossing) can be see in the background.
In the foreground is a waymarker for the Wales Coast Path, an 870 miles / 1400 km footpath round the entire coast of Wales.