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The central feature in Elizabeth Square, a retail and residential development in Ealing. A tall, monolithic sculpture with wedge-shaped cuts on one side from the top to the base. On the surface of the wedges are incised the lyrics of the George Formby song 'Count Your Blessings and Smile', from the film ‘Let George Do It!’ (Ealing Studios, 1940).

Title

Ealing Rock

Date

2018

Medium

granite

Accession number

W5_GG_S039

Acquisition method

commissioned by St George, a member of the Berkeley Group

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Ealing London Borough Council

Custodian

Ealing London Borough Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

painted letters: Make life go / with a swing / and a smile. / Laugh at / trouble / and sing / all the while. / Now count / your blessings / and smile.

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