The Kyneburgh Tower, Kimbrose Square
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The Kyneburgh Tower, Kimbrose Square
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 1 Dec 2017
The 16m (53ft) Kyneburgh Tower was installed on Kimbrose Square in 2011; it was sculpted by Tom Price. The tower represents an inverted well The inspiration for the artwork is Gloucester's "patron saint" Kyneburgh. She was a Saxon princess who is believed to have been the sister of King Osric of Hwicce an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, roughly the area of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. Kyneburgh had been forced into an arranged marriage. She fled from the marriage to Gloucester and was adopted by a baker, however his wife was not happy with this and killed her out of jealousy and threw her body down a well.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.863198
Longitude
-2.248858