The beautiful World Egg hidden inside the mouth of Bella the Beithir, a sculpture by Nichol Wheatley at the Stockingfield Junction on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow.
The Beithir is a lightening serpent most commmonly seen on summer evenings during thunderstorms. The world egg is carried inside her mouth is a symbol of hope. You have to get right up close and peer between Bella's teeth to be able to see it.
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Love these colourful fish-shaped tiles on the body of Bella the Beithir at Stockingfield Junction in Glasgow.
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The magnificent Bella the Beithir at Stockingfield Junction on the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow. Created by Nichol Wheatley, when finished Bella will be 121 metres long as her body weaves through the hill above the Stockingfield Bridge. Commissioned by Scottish Canals, it's a companion piece to the Kelpies in Falkirk.
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The canal sits on a slope above most of the city, and if it were to be hit by a bomb and the bank breached, some 17 miles worth of water (the distance between adjacent locks at this point) would have caused devastation as it cascaded down onto the city below. As a result, a number of these water-tight safety gates were installed which could be closed, if needed, to prevent this happening.
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The remains of World War II era safety gate on the Forth and Clyde Canal at Stockingfield Junction in the north of Glasgow.
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This morning just after sunrise at the Stockingfield Bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow.
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The beautiful World Egg hidden inside the mouth of Bella the Beithir, a sculpture by Nichol Wheatley at the Stockingfield Junction on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow. The Beithir is a lightening serpent most commmonly seen on summer evenings during thunderstorms. The world egg is carried inside her mouth is a symbol of hope. You have to get right up close and peer between Bella's teeth to be able to see it.
#glasgow #sculpture #stockingfieldjunction #forthandclydecanal #worldegg
The Stockingfield Junction Safety Gate.
The Forth and Clyde Canal sits on a raised embankment high above the north of Glasgow. This safety gate was one of several installed in 1942 to stop the canal flooding the city in the event it was bombed during the Second World War.
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I ran into two of the Glasgow Penguins yesterday well away from their usual haunt on the Kelvin Walkway. Seems like they'd gone on a bit of an expedition!
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An early morning view across Glasgow from the Stockingfield Junction viewing platform on the Forth and Clyde Canal.
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