Selby Canal History - Selby, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 46.831 W 001° 03.639
30U E 627783 N 5960846
This arrowhead-shaped sculpture was made by sculptor David Mayne in 1999
and installed as part of regeneration around the Selby Canal in 2000.
Waymark Code: WMPGWZ
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/30/2015
Views: 1
"At the top are the three swans of Selby (part of the town's coat of arms), beneath which are two of today’s
leisure activities linked to the canal.
Firstly, fishing. There are many platforms
provided along the length of the canal
and fishing matches are often held,
although no fishing is allowed in Selby
Lock Basin. Secondly, it is possible to
cycle along the well-surfaced tow path
between Selby Lock and Brayton
Bridge.
The next panel illustrates the kind of
vessels that used to carry the canal’s
goods along the Ouse, namely a keel
boat, a paddle steamer and a sloop
The third panel showcases the barges that used to bring grain and seed along the Ouse to Selby
from Hull. The towers are evocative of the loading and unloading hoists used at the BOCM plant
on the Ouse in Barlby and of coal hoists for unloading "Tom Pudding" - type dumb barges at
power stations and docks such as Goole.
The fourth panel has a sheaf of corn illustrating the agricultural landscape that the canal
traverses, the lock gates at the southern end of the canal at Chapel Haddlesey, and, on the left
the cooling towers of the power stations that used to be supplied with coal carried along the
Selby canal’s great rival, the Aire and Calder.
Along the bottom line 1778 represents the year that the canal was complete, and contemporary
reports state that cannon were fired and the Abbey’s bells rang out in celebration as the canal
hugely improved Selby’s trading position. The central map shows how the canal linked the rivers
Aire and Ouse."
Title of Piece: Unknown
Artist: David Mayne
Material/Media: Metal
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Canal Towpath next to Selby Canal
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
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