I think this might be one of the most bonkers public art works that I have seen in a very long time. It sits in front of a local village hall which has been re-named The Old Forge, presumably because of the history of the location. The artist seems to have taken every element of local symbolism that they can find and crammed it all into one rather startling construction. Though I have to say that I found the back even more surprising than the front! I haven't worked out the shipping connection yet - a map of the village is on a sail leading from an anvil. Apparently there are three more works about the village somewhere. Definitely going to have a look for those.

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