Cottonopolis, Angel Meadow
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Cottonopolis, Angel Meadow
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Aug 2018
Cottonopolis is bee#14 in the Bee in the City sculpture trail, It is positioned at the side of Angel Street, next to the steps leading to Angel Meadow. The design, created by Leah Pendleton, focuses on Manchester’s industrial heritage and is intended to be “a visual metaphor for the way cotton is woven into the fabric of the city”. The black background alludes to the smoky skies that hung over Manchester in its ‘Cottonopolis’ heyday. The patterns appear to have a woven, tactile texture whilst pools of bold, coloured cotton weave around the shape of the bee.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.488466
Longitude
-2.23718