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This sculpture illustrates a family of salt workers producing salt. The father is drawing the salt from a brine boiling trough and scooping it into a wooden tub used for draining the brine for a salt lump.

Title

The Saltworkers

Date

1998

Medium

bronze

Accession number

WR9_MRF_S002

Acquisition method

commissioned by Droitwich Spa Town Council, with support from Wychavon District Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Droitwich Spa Town Council

Custodian

Droitwich Spa Town Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

October 1998

Access

at all times

Inscription description

SALTWORKERS / This sculpture illustrates a family of salt workers producing salt. The father is drawing the salt from a brine boiling trough and scooping it into / a wooden tub used for draining the brine to for a salt lump. / The Droitwich Spa Town Council gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of / Wychavon District Council and the skill of the Sculptor. Mr. John Mckenna, A.R.B.S. / In producing this heritage sculpture and the considerable technical help received from / seven Trent Water Ltd. Capitol Controls Ltd. And Midlands Electricity plc. / October 1998

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