A new sculpture celebrating the history of Arnold has been created to welcome people into the town centre
The new artwork has been designed by local artist, Richard Janes.
The artists worked in collaboration with pupils at Arnold Hill Spencer Academy, Richard Bonington Primary School, Redhill and also Woodborough Scouts and Gedling Borough Council has been erected in Arnold.
This design was inspired by the reference to Ernehale that appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, Ernehale means ‘place frequented by eagles’ or ‘valley of the eagles’.
The new artwork was officially unveiled yesterday (3) by Mayor Ron McCrossen who was joined by Councillor Jenny Hollingsworth and the artist, Richard Janes in Arnold town centre.
The sculpture depicts key points in the town’s rich history and culture, which include: Birthplace of Celebrated landscape painter Richard Parkes Bonington and Pioneering Water engineer Thomas Hawksley; The first major Luddite uprising of 1811; The Bonington Theatre, Library and High Street retail and hospitality; local parks and green spaces and heritage floral designs in hosiery and stocking making.
It also features The eagle or erne which gave Arnold its old name of Ernehale.
The sculpture also includes cast metal panels which include small sculptures made by the local children.
This project was supported by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
When are we going to see the Colwick Loop Road resurfaced between Morrisons junction and Sainsburys junction, it’s been awful since before May 2024, nothing has been done and it’s causing so much damage to cars using that road
Got no dosh, only for daft sculptures no one will give a hoot about and other team Arnold projects. Road surfacing? Not a chance in hell. Its highways anyway and their monies gets squirreled away on daft projects.
Pointless but it makes the suits look good all having their photographs taken….pathetic