Sedgefield: Shrove Tuesday ball game sculpture
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Sedgefield: Shrove Tuesday ball game sculpture
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 23 Sep 2008
The sculpture, outside the parish church, was designed by Brian Sutherland and made in 2000 by David France. It illustrates a local custom which is alleged to have originated in playing with the head of a Scotsman.
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Image Location
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54.653409
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