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A monument to Henry Penn (1685–1729) who cast bells for churches and houses from his local foundry. The artwork depicts a bell, the Peterborough Cathedral clock bell, in its mould in the final stages of casting. The three strickles that loop the structure are the main tools used to form the inner and outer moulds, and what is known as the cope. A cut-out section reveals the bell that has been cast. The plume of bronze rising from the top of the bell represents bronze bell metal being poured into the bell moulds. The sculpture sits at pavement level on a square inlay with names of different types of bells around the edges, and a sound wave floor design inside. The writer, Michael Lee, Henry Penn's biographer, acted as historical adviser to the sculptor.

Title

The Voice of the City

Date

2017

Medium

bronze, stone, granite & brass

Measurements

H 500 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

PE1_JAG_S037

Acquisition method

funded by Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Peterborough City Council

Custodian

Peterborough City Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

top of bell: ARISE AND BE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS / HENRY PENN MADE ME PETERBOROW 1709; circular plinth: VOICE OF THE CITY THE CATHEDRAL CLOCK BELL FOR THE LAST ... ; around edges of square: THE PASSING BELL. THE WINDING BELL. THE ANGELS BELL. / THE CLANGING BELL. THE CURFEW BELL. THE EARLY MORNING BELL. / THE OVEN BELL. THE FIRE BELL. THE PANCAKE BELL. WEDDING BELLS. / THE TEMPEST BELL. THE MARKET BELL. THE SCHOOL BELL. /

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Lower Bridge Street, Peterborough

PE1 1EL

In the pedestrianised area outside the entrance to the Rivergate Arcade.

Artists and makers

Stephen Broadbent

Sculptor. b.1961
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Adrian Wright

Stonemason.
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