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A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn
A Witney Yarn

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A circular ring of unglazed ceramic mosaic, installed using the indirect reverse technique. It is a circular time line celebrating the town’s history from the initial entries in the Doomsday Book to the present day. It highlights the town’s textile industry from a small cottage industry through the industrial revolution to mechanisation.
Title

A Witney Yarn

Date

2009–2010

Medium

ceramic

Measurements

H (?) x W 450 x D 450 cm

Accession number

OX28_JR_S002

Acquisition method

commissioned by Simon’s Developments in partnership with West Oxfordshire District Council

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

West Oxfordshire District Council

Custodian

West Oxfordshire District Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

30th October 2009

Access

at all times

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Located at

Marriots Walk, Oxfordshire

OX28 6GX

Located at the Welch Way entrance to Marriots Walk.