Public art & sculpture · West Midlands
Fork
Fork — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Trevor Harris — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Fork is a public art located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from Latin: furca 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a knife or to lift them to the mouth.
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Background
History
Bone forks have been found in archaeological sites of the Bronze Age Qijia culture (2400–1900 BC) and the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1050 BC), as well as later Chinese dynasties. A stone carving from an Eastern Han tomb (in Ta-kua-liang, Suide County, Shaanxi) depicts three hanging two-pronged forks in a dining scene. grave finds, 16th century BC, including a Bronze fork]] A Bronze fork, dating from the 16th century BC, was found in a Mycenaean Greek grave. In the Roman Empire, bronze and silver forks were used, many surviving examples of which are displayed in museums around Europe. Use varied according to local customs, social class, and the type of food, but in earlier periods forks…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3343, -2.3880
- District
- Cheshire East
- Parish
- Millington and Rostherne
- Postcode
- WA16 6QJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tatton
Sources
- osm: node/13758762429 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Fork (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fork?
- Fork is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WA16 6QJ), in the parish of Millington and Rostherne.
- Is Fork free to visit?
- Yes, Fork is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fork?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WA16 6QJ. It sits within the Tatton parliamentary constituency.