Flying Birds at Lakeside (close-up)

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Flying Birds at Lakeside (close-up)

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 14 Oct 2011

A closer view of the sculpture Image] consisting of five silhouettes of flying birds, cut from stainless steel, and bent and welded together to form a group flying in opposite directions. The sculpture, completed in 2004 by artist David Mayne, is situated on the high point of the small island just off the north-east shore of the lake. (http://public-art.shu.ac.uk/pmsa/doncaster/0000007a.htm Doncaster MBC) Doncaster Lakeside is a man-made lake built on the site of a former airfield and rubbish dump. It was created as part of the leisure and business development of the surrounding area in the late 1990s. The 50-acre lake was a critical component of the design concept for the Lakeside project which was completed in 2002. The lake not only provided an amenity but was also used as a resource to provide fill material to bring marshy land to the south to above flood level. (http://www.som.com/content.cfm/doncaster_lakeside Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects) Prior to this, the site was occupied by fields with straight and regular edges indicative of parliamentary enclosure. It was part of High Ellers Common prior to enclosure in 1779 by the 'Cantley, Branton, Bessacarr and (High) Ellers' award. (http://sytimescapes.org.uk/node/6321 South Yorkshire Historic Environment Characterisation)

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.509256
Longitude
-1.103992