The 'Barbican Prawn'
... or The Leviathan, at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon, England.
"Many people, locals and tourists alike, wonder about the meaning behind this strange sea creature which looks out over Plymouth’s famous Barbican. Designed by Brian Fell of Glossop, Derbyshire and installed as part of an Arts Council initiative it is an amalgamation of various fish and marine life. It has a cormorant’s feet, a plesiosaurus’s tail, the fin of a John Dory, a lobster’s claws and the head of an angler fish. The pole supporting the fantastic sea creature, which is manufactured from mild steel coated with copper paint giving it its attractive colouring, is decorated with plaques describing other sea creatures. Named “The leviathan” and sitting 33 feet above the West Pier the imaginative sculpture has become an icon of Plymouth, affectionately nicknamed the Barbican Prawn" (www.visitplymouth.co.uk/dbimgs/HD-01SWCPbooklet_v14.pdf).
The 'Barbican Prawn'
... or The Leviathan, at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon, England.
"Many people, locals and tourists alike, wonder about the meaning behind this strange sea creature which looks out over Plymouth’s famous Barbican. Designed by Brian Fell of Glossop, Derbyshire and installed as part of an Arts Council initiative it is an amalgamation of various fish and marine life. It has a cormorant’s feet, a plesiosaurus’s tail, the fin of a John Dory, a lobster’s claws and the head of an angler fish. The pole supporting the fantastic sea creature, which is manufactured from mild steel coated with copper paint giving it its attractive colouring, is decorated with plaques describing other sea creatures. Named “The leviathan” and sitting 33 feet above the West Pier the imaginative sculpture has become an icon of Plymouth, affectionately nicknamed the Barbican Prawn" (www.visitplymouth.co.uk/dbimgs/HD-01SWCPbooklet_v14.pdf).