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Listing Reference |
LB/258 |
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FORMAL |
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Group |
Nationally Listed Buildings |
Type (Grade) |
Grade II |
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Site Address |
The Watchers Sculpture (behind Downshire House) Downshire College Estate, Roehampton Lane, London, SW15 4HT |
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Listing Description |
Sculpture. 1960 by Lynn Chadwick, sited at Roehampton in 1963 by the London County Council. Bronze, cast from a frame of iron and spolit (gypsum and iron filings); over seven feet high on low plinth. Three abstract figures, of menacing and predatory character; that sum up Chadwick's fear of 'big brother', an Orwellian theme in tune with popular politics of the time. A fine example of his work, brilliantly sited where the figures can survey the whole Alton West estate, one of the LCC's greatest architectural achievements, across Downshire field. It forms a stark contrast to the agrarian 'Bull' by Robert Clatworthy at the bottom of the slope. |
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Risk Rating |
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Group |
Nationally Listed Buildings |
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Date Listed |
15-04-1998 |
Ward |
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