Henry Moore Statue update
Somebody (M32, I seem to remember) wanted to know what had happened to the Henry Moore Statue Knife-Edge in Greenwich Park.
I emailed the Friends of Greenwich Park - then stupidly failed to notice the reply in my in-box which arrived a few days ago.
They say
"Knife Edge has gone on loan to Kew Gardens for a year. It is then likely to be returned to the Henry Moore Foundation. It has been on loan since its installation in 1976 but the Foundation is concerned that it could bedamaged (there is already graffiti on the base)."
So there you have it. We can't be trusted to look after stuff, so it's taken away from us. It happened to the Gypsy Moth, we nearly lost the Cutty Sark, and now we're losing Henry Moore. Tut.
BTW the Friends website is:
www.friendsofgreenwichpark.org.uk
and I'm sure thye're still taking members...
I emailed the Friends of Greenwich Park - then stupidly failed to notice the reply in my in-box which arrived a few days ago.
They say
"Knife Edge has gone on loan to Kew Gardens for a year. It is then likely to be returned to the Henry Moore Foundation. It has been on loan since its installation in 1976 but the Foundation is concerned that it could bedamaged (there is already graffiti on the base)."
So there you have it. We can't be trusted to look after stuff, so it's taken away from us. It happened to the Gypsy Moth, we nearly lost the Cutty Sark, and now we're losing Henry Moore. Tut.
BTW the Friends website is:
www.friendsofgreenwichpark.org.uk
and I'm sure thye're still taking members...
posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
08:01
4 Comments:
You're kidding me! I love that statue. I don't always make it to that side of the park (the non-playground side, that is), but when I do I like to spend some time with the statue. Our very own Henry Moore. I am very disappointed we've lost it.
Me too.
I guess if we can't play nicely with our toys then the grown ups will take them away from us.
I blame teenagers dressed in green sweatshirts, myself. Unfair perhaps, but not unreasonable.
Why GREEN sweatshirts? Is it a particularly troublesome local school?
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