Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter

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A series of nine life-sized, two-dimensional figures positioned along the former railway platform. Each figure is decorated with abstract relief designs, including a section of the cycle trail map; an image of a train approaching; a coal fire; a train wheel etc. The 15 mile long railway path was built by Sustrans between 1979 and 1985. The sculpture trail was created by Katy Hallett.
Title

Brief Encounter

Date

1993

Medium

steel

Measurements

H 190 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

BS30_PF_S245

Acquisition method

commissioned by Sustrans

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Sustrans

Custodian

Sustrans

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

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Located at

High Street, Warmley

BS30 5JB

Set into the platforms of the old Warmley Station, now part of the Sustrans Bristol & Bath Railway Path.