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Notley Green
(Village Square)

Bright Future

Jonathan Clarke
1997

Description

Scuplture group of a roman military family - man (which is gone) woman and child - set up high on timber plinths as symbolic guardians of the village centre. The sculpture group It refers to Braintrees' links to Roman times, such as the nearby London Road which dates from this period.

Great Notley - Bright Future

Inscription(s)

The sign was on the pole of the man, text copied from the photo on Braintee's Public Art Directory:

BRIGHT
FUTURE
by
jonathan clarke
sponsored by
TESCO
archer boxer
partners
architects
1997

Sculptor

Jonathan Clarke, British sculptor working primarily in sand cast aluminium (Website).

Sources & Information

EPMAS - Essex Public Monuments & Sculpture, Database.
Braintree Community Centre, Public Art Directory.

Locatie (N 51°51'25" - E 0°31'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbee110; Photograph: 17 March 2019
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