King Canute
King Canute
King Canute
King Canute
King Canute
King Canute
King Canute
King Canute
King Canute

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The 'King Canute' sculpture was originally commissioned for the Time and Tide garden built for Cheshire Gardens Trust for the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park, 2012. King Canute gave his name to the town ('Canute's ford', later Knutsford) and Caldwell's Nurseries (an important family-run nursery that operated in Knutsford for 200 years) adopted him as their logo. The manipulated stainless steel mesh gives the effect of gathered fabric and is translucent. His head is made of stainless steel mesh and his crown, flowing hair and beard are constructed from sheets of perforated stainless steel. The sculpture was stored at Tatton Park for two years before it was moved to the offices of Knutsford Town Council in September 2014.
Title

King Canute

Date

2012

Medium

stainless steel

Accession number

WA16_ML_S040

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Knutsford Town Council

Custodian

Knutsford Town Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

2012

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Located at

Toft Road, Knutsford

WA16 0PG

Set in front of the council offices on the junction of Toft Road and Stanley Road.