Roadside art in Pengam
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Roadside art in Pengam
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 7 Oct 2012
The 40ft statue here is called the Lady of the Stream and depicts a mother looking after her children (it has a face on the obverse side). It has, I believe, caused some outrage since its installation in 2010, not because it might be perceived as a questionable use of space or money, or is unsafe, but because some locals expressed a concern that its apparent resemblance to a particular body part might cause offence. Only in the Valleys....
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Image Location
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51.670577
Longitude
-3.226922