Sculpture, Shillinghill Roundabout, Alloa
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Sculpture, Shillinghill Roundabout, Alloa
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 18 May 2019
Installed in April 2011, ‘Lifeline’ is Andy Scott’s most recent piece to be installed in Alloa Town Centre. Lifeline stands at just under eight metres high and is the largest of the works in the area. Lifeline takes the shape of a giant hand, taken from the gauntlet on Clackmannanshire’s coat of arms, and supports the figures of a woman and child. This statue pays tribute to all the emergency services who put their own lives in danger to help others. The work also features the words of renowned Scottish poet Jim Carruth ‘Life-line Reach Out, Hold, Close, Cradle, Cushion, Shelter, Protect, Support, Lift Up.’ (from Alloa & Clackmannanshire, The Andy Scott Trail leaflet [https://www.clacks.gov.uk/document/3588.pdf]).
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