The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman
The Bargeman

© The Estate of Jill Tweed. Image credit: Roger Lee / Art UK

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A man, wearing a heavy coat and cap with rolled-up trousers, steers a large wheel. There is a small dog to his right. The sculpture stands on a two-stepped brick plinth. It celebrates the barge-building history of the area.
Title

The Bargeman

Date

1996

Medium

bronze & brick

Accession number

ME10_RL_S031

Acquisition method

commissioned by Swale Borough Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Swale Borough Council

Custodian

Swale Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

29th June 1996

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on a metal plaque on the ground in front of the work: "THE BARGEMAN" / CELEBRATING SITTINGBOURNE'S UNIQUE / BARGE BUILDING PAST WHEN / SAILING BARGES TRANSPORTED / LOCALLY MADE BRICKS TO LONDON. / THE BRICKS FOR THE PLINTH WERE / DONATED BY / SITTINGBOURNE BRICK MAKERS / OCKLEY BUILDING PRODUCTS LTD.

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Located at

High Street, Sittingbourne

ME10 4PB

On the High Street, opposite the junction with Central Avenue.