Public Art: Black Lion Street Railings

• Title of project: Black Lion Street Railings
• Materials: Mild steel, powder coated
• Location: Black Lion Street
• Artist: Ricky Delaney, Stanmer Park Forge and Ironworks
• Date: 2009
• Online map: Black Lion Street Railings Google maps
• Information and map download: Black Lion Street Railings [PDF 237kb]

The Black Lion Street Railings consist of a set of blue steel bars that follow a repeated wave pattern with a swirl design and a black 3D lion shape on the end. There are brass plates at each join that are engraved with short poems about the sea. The black lion head and the poems were designed and written by children from Middle Street Primary School. The railings were then made by artist blacksmith Ricky Delaney, who produces traditional and modern ironwork with a focus on original design at his workshop near Stanmer Park. For more information on Delaney's work go to www.stanmerparkforge.co.uk.

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