The Tib Street Horn, Manchester
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Tib Street Horn, Manchester by Tricia Neal as part of the Geograph project.
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The Tib Street Horn, Manchester
Image: © Tricia Neal Taken: 15 Jun 2012
The Northern Quarter Association wanted a prominent piece of public art to stand as a gateway to the area and represent its creativity. David Kemp, the Cornwall based sculptor, was commissioned to meet that mandate. The sculpture was financed by funds from the Arts Council through the National Lottery, the City Council, National Car Parks Ltd (who own the site) and the Northern Quarter Association. It was completed in 1999. The "Big Horn" wraps itself around the remnant of a former hat factory. Mr. Kemp said:'It's not really a saxophone, nor a dragon, coiled on the gothic stump of a Victorian hat factory. Perhaps it's a listening device, filtering the left-over sounds from the street corner below, where the past bumps into the future, shooting the lights.'
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Image Location
Latitude
53.482715
Longitude
-2.236695