Platforms Piece at Brixton station
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Platforms Piece at Brixton station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 8 Feb 2013
Brixton was opened as Brixton and South Stockwell in 1862 by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway to serve the affluent Victorian suburbs of South London. Three bronze sculptures stand on the platforms. Known as ‘Platforms Piece’ by Kevin Atherton, they were installed in 1986 and the statues are life casts of three people who regularly travelled from Brixton. In 2016 they were listed at Grade II by English Heritage as they were thought to be the first work of public sculpture depicting black British people. See https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1438640 for a full account.
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Image Location
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51.463023
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-0.113907