Sculptured railings beside the River Caldew
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Sculptured railings beside the River Caldew
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 1 Aug 2015
New flood walls were built along this stretch of the River Caldew in about 2008, set a few metres back from the bank. Some of the old walls were replaced with railings, which both enhance the view and allow rising water to spread over the cyclepath. The decorative railings, created by Alan Dawson Associates of Workington, were inspired by Carlisle's railway heritage. This sculpture depicts a train crash which wrecked a nearby railway bridge in 1984 (see Image ). The blue and red circular motif attached to the engine is part of another artwork, comprising 40 enamel plaques dotted around the city's flood defences (see Image ). It is a weather map of the British Isles dated 08/01/05 - the day that large areas of Carlisle suffered devastating floods.
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