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In Roman times Staines was known as was Ad Pontes, meaning 'settlement by the bridge'. Over 2,000 years the name of the town may have changed and the bridges built by earlier settlers may have been replaced, but the town has existed and thrived. Those 2,000 years are celebrated in this statue by David Backhouse. A man from Ad Pontes dances with a woman from Staines-upon-Thames. Their bodies are connected across many centuries and together they form the shape of a sundial, their shadows casting north at midday.

Title

Time Continuum

Date

2001

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 230 x W 120 x D 160 cm (E);
Plinth: H 60 x W 560 x D 560 cm (E)

Accession number

TW18_ML_S048

Acquisition method

commissioned by Spelthorne Borough Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Spelthorne Borough Council

Custodian

Spelthorne Borough Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

Backhouse / PANGOLIN EDITIONS / 1C

Inscription description

CONTINUUM / THIS SCULPTURE SYMBOLISES THE / LIFE AND VITALITY OF STAINES / FROM ROMAN TIMES TO THE END / OF THE SECOND MILLENNIUM A.D. / IT IS IN THE FORM OF A SIMPLE / SUNDIAL AND THE FIGURES CAST / THEIR SHADOWS TO THE NORTH AT / MIDDAY GREENWICH MEAN TIME

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