Public art & sculpture · London
The Gold Smelters
The Gold Smelters in England London, United Kingdom.
Mike Quinn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Gold Smelters is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1901. 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
The Gold Smelters, also known as the Barbican Frieze, Bryer's Frieze, Gold Refiners, or abridged as Gold Smelters, is an outdoor frieze relief by J. Daymond, installed along Aldersgate Street in London, United Kingdom. It was saved from a building demolished in the 1960s and re-erected in its present location by the Corporation of London in 1975.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The medium relief depicts twelve figures engaged in gold refining trade, plus a cat. The relief is part of a large concrete block mounted on a brick plinth. A nearby plaque reads, .
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5214, -0.0972
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC2Y 8AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1901
- Official site
- thecharterhouse.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q21570277 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Gold Smelters (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Gold Smelters?
- The Gold Smelters is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC2Y 8AF), in the parish of City of London, unparished area.
- When was The Gold Smelters built?
- Built or established in 1901.
- Who owns The Gold Smelters?
- The Gold Smelters is owned by | preceded_by =.
- Is The Gold Smelters free to visit?
- Yes, The Gold Smelters is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Gold Smelters?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EC2Y 8AF. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.