The Friendship Circle - Sandford Park, Cheltenham, UK
N 51° 53.809 W 002° 04.291
30U E 563886 N 5749969
The Friendship Circle lies close to the centre of Sandford Park in Cheltenham. It is an unusual sculpture created by a South African artist and related to the twinning of the town.
Waymark Code: WMKH2J
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/14/2014
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A plaque, attached to a rock on the edge of the circle, tells us:
The Friendship Circle
Neville Gabie 1993
Supported by Southwest Arts
Cheltenham Borough Council
Cast by
Cerdic Foundries Chard
The Cheltenham Daily Photo website tells us:
This cast iron rhomboid forms part of a public art feature in Sandford Park. The Friendship Circle was one of the first Council funded art installations in Cheltenham, installed in 1993, by South African born artist Neville Gabie to represent the twinning of the town with other towns around the world like Anncey, France and Cheltenham, America. The work contains a flat plan, made of iron laid in the concrete, of one of the rhomboids and then has three rhomboids in different stages of completion. The four main paths in the park cross through the Friendship Circle. Its great to be able to get up close and touch or climb on this really interesting piece of art.