Queen of Mercia

Centenary Gardens - Manchester Ship Canal, Runcorn, Cheshire. Commissioned by Halton Borough Council and the Manchester Ship Canal Company

Four metres long x two metres wide steel fabricated boat form, with cast bronze figurehead based on Saxon Queen of Mercia, Ethelfreda – the remains of her castle are nearby. Set in Yorkstone paving.

Steel boat frame fabricated by Oldroyd Bros. Ltd. Bronze cast by Castle Fine Arts Foundry.

The lettering on the sculpture was painted by Tony Lewery.