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Beer Makers

Fountain Brewery Wall - Beer Makers (East Panel)

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Sculptor - Tim Chalk
Commissioned by Scottish and Newcastle Breweries 1990

Precise Location
Opposite Grove Street on wall of Fountain Brewery.

Description
East panel (left side when facing wall) Left panel: Oat houses, sheaves of barley, sacks of grain. Centre panel: 2 men shovelling barley in melt houses. Right panel: 2 men stirring grain in a mesh tin.

The relief is made of Bronze and is 22 metres long and 2 metres high and is in good condition.

It is one of a pair. The West Sculpture was removed to make way for a new entrance to the Brewery. But if you want to see what it looked like click here!