General view of sculptural metal railings by Alan Evans at Sun Street roundabout, adjacent to the Broadgate centre, from the east

Date:
3 Jun 2011
Location:
Broadgate Centre, Broadgate, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority
Reference:
DP132136
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: "Alan Evans works both as jeweller and as an artist in metal on a large structural scale. His gateway punctuates and divides an open space between 2 buildings, subtly channelling pedestrians as they move between them. Executed in forged steel and of massive proportions - 24 meters long, 3 meters high - the detailing is surprisingly discreet, and as delicate as foliage. Decorative metalwork like this - from fountains to urinals, bandstands to bollards - was once everywhere in our towns and cities. Rejected by recent generations of architects, it is now experiencing a quiet revival."

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/15972 Broadgate Centre, City Of London; within the Volume: VF000071 Broadgate Centre, City Of London; within the Series: EHC01/002 Eh Architectural Requests; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Kendall, Derek

Keywords

Railing, Sculpture