R?ckriem's Untitled Stones at Outwood Country Park
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R?ckriem's Untitled Stones at Outwood Country Park
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 May 2020
Famous German sculptor Ulrich Rückriem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_Ruckriem created one of his largest stone settings on the site of the former Outwood Colliery in 1999. The site of the former colliery consisted of 13 hectares of derelict land, collapsed buildings, spoil heaps, contaminated land and a number of uncapped mineshafts. Ownership of the site was transferred from British Coal Property to Bury Council in October 1997 with a view to reclaiming the land for public open space as part of the wider Outwood Forest Park project. Rückriem’s complete work consists of ten large stone pieces set over a number of locations within the site; one column marks each of the two main entrances to the colliery and a group of seven tall slabs is installed on a flat plateau Image The largest slab Image], marks the line of the former railway track. This one is amongst the trees behind Sycamore Avenue. The complete work forms part of the Irwell Sculpture Trail.
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