Sentinel, A 16M High Sculpture Past Times Tim Tolkien, Installed Upon Spitfire Isle


The Castle Bromwich Spitfire manufactory close at the halt of WW2 after on having made nearly of the Spitfires, likewise every bit was converted into a manufactory making bodies for cars, including Minis; from 1977 it became the dwelling trouble solid menage of Jaguar cars.

The award-winning fine fine art projection began inward 1997 every flake utilization of the regeneration of Castle Vale estate. Using National Lottery funding, Tolkien was appointed every flake creative private inward residence. He consulted alongside Castle Vale residents nearly an fine fine art feature likewise every bit establish that they were inspired to a higher trouble solid all else by times the area's air history, during World War II, likewise every bit favoured a sculpture featuring Spitfires. The sculpture was opened on 14 November 2000. The sculptor is the great-nephew of J. R. R. Tolkien

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