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Title
Octo
Date
1979–1980
Medium
stainless steel
Measurements
H 400 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
MK9_JR_S031
Acquisition method
purchased by Milton Keynes Development Corporation
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Milton Keynes Council
Custodian
Public Arts Trust Milton Keynes
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
19/01/16
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscribed on a slate plaque on the surround to the pool: Octo / Wendy Taylor / 1980; above: Unveiled on 28th October 1983 by / Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe P.C. / whose husband, Lord Llewelyn-Davies (1912-1981) / inspired the master plan for the new city / of Milton Keynes.