The Mermaid Tree
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Mermaid Tree by Paul Glazzard as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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The Mermaid Tree
Image: © Paul Glazzard Taken: 12 Aug 2006
In the mid 1990s many large trees in the Avenues Conservation Area of Hull were being cut down to reduce subsidence. The residents regretted the loss of the trees, and in 1998 artist Kevin Storch agreed to sculpt a trunk if it could be left in place. This became The Angel in Marlborough Avenue. Other artists joined the project and by 2006 there were twelve such tree sculptures, one of which is this one - The Mermaid Tree in Salisbury Street - carved by Jacky Ward Lomax in August 2001.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.758815
Longitude
-0.366341