The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford
The Bronze Ford

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A cast bronze Ford Model T and driver (Henry Alexander). The sculpture commemorates the ascent of Ben Nevis in May 1911 by the car.
Title

The Bronze Ford

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 175 x W 175 x D 300 cm (E)

Accession number

PH33_DO_S119

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

The Highland Council

Custodian

The Highland Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

19th May 2018

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at all times

Inscription description

vehicle registration number: S-1871; bronze panel on the adjacent wall: The Bronze Ford / The Bronze Ford commemorates the ascent of Ben Nevis / in a Model T Ford by Henry Alexander of Edinburgh. / He left this square on 9th May 1911 and returned / triumphant 9 days later. / "One of the most daring feats in the history of motoring" / In May 2011 77 stalwarts carried the components of a 1911 / car to the summit, where they assembled it in a snowstorm. / That car was used as a template for this Bronze Sculpture / cast at Powderhall Bronze Ltd, Edinburgh in 2018

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Located at

Cameron Square, Fort William

PH33 6AQ

Located in the square off the High Street.