The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom
The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom

© the artist. Image credit: Paul Francis / Art UK

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This is a sculptural gateway sign welcoming people into the centre of St Pauls. Residents were involved in the design specification. Sculptures of three birds sit atop column perches. All three birds are made from reclaimed BSA motorbike fuel tanks and other metals.
Title

The Greater Breasted Plunger, the Crested Columbus Plunger, and the Hooked Beaked Bantom

Date

2008

Medium

recycled steel on steel columns

Measurements

H 100 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 400 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

BS2_PF_S138

Acquisition method

commissioned by a residents group from St Pauls with council grant money

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Bristol City Council

Custodian

Bristol City Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

inscribed in solder on the columns: CRESTED / COLUMBUS / PLUNGER / LANE / 2008 –GREATER / CRESTED / PLUNGER / LANE / 2008– HOOKED BEAKED BANTOM / LANE / 2008

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Located at

Ashley Road, Bristol City

BS2 8YA

Set at the apex of a small park between Ashley Road and Grosvenor Road.