Torment of the Metals

Jill Randall – Broad Piece – 1999 to August 2018

Photograph Taken September 2017

Material: Metal, Stone

Trail: Millwood Trail

Theme: Industry

Form: Representational – Mine shaft

Maps Featured on: 2000 – 2017

Status: Removed, no remains

Photograph & sketches from Pristine booklet

Positioned just off the Silurian Way, above the visitor centre. This was a tall metal structure with a square top, which has a large rock somehow suspended upside down underneath it.

Photograph taken 2010

The artwork is inspired by the mining in the local area. The shape being reminiscent of a mine shaft. Jill collected the copper used to make the sclupture from the slopes of Coniston which used to be home to numerous copper mines.

Originally housed in tall trees as seen here. It was then exposed and could be seen from the car park. Not long after this it was removed completely.

Photograph Taken September 2017

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Artist’s Website: jillrandall.co.uk

Page Last Updated April 2021