so I’ve neglected this space for over a year after getting sucked into a social media black hole.
I’m going to try and move away from social media for a bit and get back to what I originally started doing and just documenting for fun.
This is a statue I came across in Morcambe/Heysham on a recent day out. I thought it was awesome.
It’s a sculpture by artist Anna Gillespie, designed to reflect the maritime heritage of the area, which spans from vikings to romans through to today.
it is located in Half Moon Bay, with figures looking in opposite directions sat on the skeleton of a ships hull. one towards Heysham nuclear power station and the other looking towards St Patricks Chapel.
” I developed the idea of a simple ship with people sitting on it, high up to see out over the bay.
It’s what people do when they sit at the sea, and contemplate.
It;s what the sea does to you, gives you a break and space.
Hopefully people are going to see this when they look at the sculpture.”
Anna Gillespie Artist.
Theres a small tea room and a pay and display car park, that’s not very expensive, plenty of benches to sit on and a nice leisurely walk to St Patrick’s chapel if you fancy a stroll. not a bad way to spend a couple of hours.