Shell Beastie - Britannia Quay, Cardiff Bay, Wales,Great Britain.
N 51° 27.825 W 003° 09.569
30U E 488921 N 5701409
A carved brick seat by Gwen Heeney sited in 1994 at Britannia Quay. The shell-fish shape was inspired by the mythical creatures described in the Dylan Thomas poem ‘Ballad of the long legged bait’ The sculpture is in Cardiff Bay, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMGB08
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/08/2013
Views: 2
There are a series of nine of these benches in the Cardiff Bay area, at Brittania Quay, Roath Dock and the Bay Waterfront park, they have come to known as Beastie Benches. This bench looks like a Shell-fish, it is impressed with the words, "There is nothing left of the sea but its sound". This seat should have a great view of the Roath Dock and the Sea, but the council/parks dept have seen fit to let a huge bush grow in front of it, so there is nothing left of the sea but its sound, (just like the inscription on the seat) perhaps a great place to sit if you want a quiet and hidden, read of Dylan Thomas's poem ‘Ballad of the long legged bait’
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: There is nothing left of the sea but its sound
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Gwen Heeney
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1994
Materials used: Carved Ruabon Terracotta Brick.
Location: Britannia Quay - overlooking, Roath Dock.
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