Spitfire Island Sentinel Sculpture Castle Bromwich Birmingham West Midlands England UK

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The award-winning project began in 1997 as part of the regeneration of Castle Vale estate. Using National Lottery funding, Tolkien was appointed as artist in residence. He consulted with Castle Vale residents about an art feature and found that they were inspired above all else by the area's air history, during World War II, and favoured a sculpture featuring Spitfires. The sculpture was opened on 14 November 2000. The sculptor is the great-nephew of J. R. R. Tolkien (the author of The Lord of the Rings, who grew up in Birmingham)

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Size: 6558px × 4358px
Location: Castle Bromwich Birmingham West Midlands England UK
Photo credit: © Jon Lewis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: brum, mitchell, sculpture, sentinel, spitfire, spitfires, supermarine, tim, tolkien