The Radio Flat Holm sculpture, Cardiff Barrage, Designed by Glenn Davidson. Installed July 2024. Taken July 2024

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Marconi's name is deliberately left off this commemorative sculpture because of his associations with fascism. The 4m tall wooden sculpture has the look of an old Bakelite radio and celebrates the first wireless radio transmission over open water from Lavernock Point to Flat Holm island in 1897

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Size: 4266px × 6399px
Location: Cardiff Bay and barrage, South Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Nia Bell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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