Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon
Foleshill Blue Ribbon

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A spiralling ribbon of pale blue painted steel on legs in the centre of a traffic island representing Coventry's Silk ribbon industry.

The idea for this sculpture, which was unveiled in 1998, came from William Farrell in 1997, then a 17-year-old Coventry schoolboy. The idea was then developed by the sculptor Andrew Dwyer and was constructed by Andrew Langley's company, Art Fabrications, which is based in Fenny Drayton, Nuneaton.
Title

Foleshill Blue Ribbon

Date

1998

Medium

steel

Accession number

CV6_TS_S105

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Coventry City Council

Custodian

Coventry City Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Access note

can be viewed from vehicle as approaching the roundabout and driving round it, although partly hidden by vegetation depending on time of year. It is not recommended to try to cross to island to view close up.

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Located at

Foleshill, Coventry

CV6 5HX

This work can be viewed from Lidl carpark and from the footpaths around the island (no access to the Island).