The Abingdon Needle
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Abingdon Needle by Jonathan Thacker as part of the Geograph project.
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The Abingdon Needle
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 1 Dec 2015
The Abingdon Needle is a bath stone spire topped with stainless steel situated near the entrance to Abbey Grounds. The spire represents the turned spire of the Anglo Saxon church that stood on the site centuries before the Abbey was built. The stainless steel cap acknowledges Abingdon's close link with modern and new technologies past and present. The sculpture is the work of public artist Michael Fairfax, who was commissioned to design a landmark feature to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Abingdon's town charter. This artwork was funded by Abingdon Joint Environmental Trust - which is jointly funded by the District Council and Abingdon Town Council together with contributions from a developer of new houses near the site. (Taken from Public Art in the Vale website - http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/services-and-advice/sports-and-leisure/arts/public-art-vale )
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Image Location
Latitude
51.670537
Longitude
-1.276939