2011
SO2800 : Dreamboat sculptures, Pontypool Roundabout
taken 13 years ago, near to Tranch, Torfaen/Tor-Faen, Wales
Dreamboat sculptures, Pontypool Roundabout
Located on the roundabout at the A472/A4043 junction. The following details are from the Torfaen County Borough website.
The boat shapes were constructed from stainless steel at Panteg Steel Fabrications. They are individually mounted on stone footings for stability.
The five stainless steel boats are intended to celebrate the steel industry and remind passing travellers of the importance of water transport to the area's past employment. They are shaped like paper boats reminiscent of childhood and leisure on the Afon Lwyd (the river that flows through Pontypool).
The patterned surface blasted onto the boats reflects light in different ways as the motorist drives by. The pattern is reminiscent of the famous Stormont design in the old tradition of Pontypool japanware.
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