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Bath
Somerset South West England Widcombe Hill
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Georgian, Nanny Face, Conehead and Flowerpot Man |
Various sculptors
1995 |
Stone sculpture group of four pieces supporting the unfinishe steel canopy of the loading bay of the Natural Theatre Company. All sculptures are based on the Natural Theatre's best-known street theatre and stage characters. Flowerpot Man is the company's unofficial trademark. Its jacket and hands were modelled on a photo of Prince Charles. Georgian and Nanny Face are two brackets either side of the lift door. The carvings serve as structural supports for an unfinished steel canopy/loading bay that was meant to have a glazed roof but funding ran out.
 Flowerpot Man a man standing in jacket and suit, his hands folded in front of his body with a flowerpot in place of a head. |
 Conehead a face with an open mouth and a long conical, bold head. |  Georgian a face with curly hair, a mole on the chin, wearing a carnival mask covering his eyes. |
 Nanny Face a face with a covered head, tight lips, wearing round glasses looking straight at the viewer with a stern expression. |
The sculptures, carved by trainee masons, were unveiled in 1995 by Don Foster when the Natural Theatre Company's building officially opened. It was re-unveiled ten years later by Don Foster accompanied by Ralph Oswick's famous character Lady Margaret after being repaired.
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