Public art & sculpture · South West England
Messenger
Messenger in England South West, United Kingdom.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Messenger is a public sculpture in England South West, United Kingdom. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Messenger is a large statue in Plymouth, England, created by the Cornish artist Joseph Hillier, depicting a female actor crouching in preparation to run onstage. It was commissioned by and installed outside the Theatre Royal in 2019 in preparation for the city's Mayflower 400 celebrations. At 7 metres (23 ft) tall and 9 metres (30 ft) wide, and weighing 10 tonnes (22,000 lb), it is the largest sculpture ever created in the United Kingdom using the lost-wax casting process. It was cast over 18 months in the Castle Fine Arts foundry in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Wales, and delivered by barge across Plymouth Sound.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The piece was commissioned as part of a £7.5 million regeneration of the theatre and it is intended that visitors will walk through its legs to enter the Theatre Royal.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.3700, -4.1442
- District
- Plymouth
- Parish
- Plymouth, unparished area
- Postcode
- PL1 2TG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Phone
- +44 1752 267222
- Established
- 2019
- Official site
- www.theatreroyal.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q59554834 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Messenger (sculpture in Plymouth) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Messenger?
- Messenger is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL1 2TG), in the parish of Plymouth, unparished area.
- When was Messenger built?
- Built or established in 2019.
- Is Messenger free to visit?
- Yes, Messenger is free to enter.
- How do I get to Messenger?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL1 2TG. It sits within the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport parliamentary constituency.