Venus Bench - Cardiff Bay, Wales.
N 51° 27.721 W 003° 09.631
30U E 488848 N 5701217
A carved brick bench called 'Venus' inspired by the mythical creatures described in the Dylan Thomas poem ‘Ballad of the long legged bait’ This female shaped bench seat by Gwen Heeney was placed in 1994 at Britannia Quay, Cardiff Bay, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMEN47
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/17/2012
Views: 4
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 is my favorite, the bench seat is located on the end of the Roath dock, has a great view of the the lightship 'Helwick' and the 'Pit to Port' sculpture, perhaps a great place to sit and read Dylan Thomas's poem ‘Ballad of the long legged bait’ and has the inscription engraved on the rear of the bench which reads, "Venus lies star struck in Her wounds".
Artist: Gwen Heeney
Date Placed: 1994
Materials Used:
Sculpted Ceramics & Carved Brick.
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