Bird Beastie Bench - Cardiff Bay, Wales
N 51° 27.785 W 003° 09.623
30U E 488858 N 5701335
A bird bench seat by Gwen Heeney sited in 1994 at Britannia Quay, Cardiff Bay. A carved brick bench, in the shape of a chicken figure inspired by the mythical creatures described in the Dylan Thomas poem ‘Ballad of the long legged bait’
Waymark Code: WMEMBK
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/13/2012
Views: 2
There are a series of these benches in the Cardiff Bay area, at Britannia Quay also the Waterfront park, they have come to known as Beasti Benches. This bench looks like a chicken, the seat has a great view of the Roath Dock overlooking the new BBC Wales studios, perhaps a great place to sit and read Dylan Thomas's poem ‘Ballad of the long legged bait’
Artist: Gwen Heeney
Date Placed: 1994
Materials Used:
Sculpted Ceramics & Carved Brick.
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