The sunflower sculpture on the Bathwick Hill roundabout will remain in place for another two years.
BathNES Council Parks Department commissioned Iron Art to produce the sculpture as part of Bath’s entry for Britain in Bloom. The 2014 awards mark the fiftieth anniversary of the awards, first won by Bath in 1964 and a dozen times since. This year Bath won the South-West in Bloom competition, and was again awarded Best Small City in the national rankings.
Over the next two years the council Parks Department will continue to install new planting schemes around the sculpture. The sunflower was designed and built in Bath; it is 4.7m tall, 4.5m wide, and weighs 750kg.
Post from Ironart of Bath
We were responsible for the design, make and installation of this sculpture which was made just a short distance down the A4 in Larkhall by the team at Ironart of Bath. We know we are biased but we think the Sun Flower sculpture looks absolutely great on the roundabout near St Mary’s Church in Bathwick. We are thinking of launching a ‘Buy it for Bathwick’ campaign and would love to hear what local residents think of this idea…. would you like to see it stay for the long term? How would you feel if it disappeared? Share your views with us @Ironart_of_Bath or email us at ironart@ironart.co.uk