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Title: St. George's Square, Hebden Bridge - DMC00191
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Title
St. George's Square, Hebden Bridge - DMC00191
Description
The sculpture, by Mike Williams, is of a “fustian knife”, which also serves as a giant sundial gnomon (shadow caster). Fustian knives were used in the manufacture of corduroy, a fabric for which Hebden Bridge was known throughout the world.
The knife points directly north towards Nutclough Mill, former home of Hebden Bridge Fustian Manufacturing Society Ltd, founded in 1870 - in its day, the largest worker-producer co-operative in Britain. Nearby Pecket Well mill was the last mill in Britain to manufacture corduroy fustian cloth (1858 – 1998). It was unveiled on the 20 June 2008.
The knife points directly north towards Nutclough Mill, former home of Hebden Bridge Fustian Manufacturing Society Ltd, founded in 1870 - in its day, the largest worker-producer co-operative in Britain. Nearby Pecket Well mill was the last mill in Britain to manufacture corduroy fustian cloth (1858 – 1998). It was unveiled on the 20 June 2008.
Creator
David Martin
Source
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Date
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Rights
PHDA - David Martin Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
DMC00191.tif
Collection
Citation
David Martin, “St. George's Square, Hebden Bridge - DMC00191,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/4474.
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