…what is that elevated sculpture that is so prominent in the below stairs reception area shots?
It is a short length of aircraft fuselage with annular frames with lightening/strengthening flanged holes, what could be a jet orifice and rear centre mounted trailing edge fillets.
I could imagine it might be the tail cone of a Vampire.
Mark
By: AndyG - 22nd August 2006 at 21:52
Art? ART?
In another 50 years this component will likely have thin but robust provenance for a serious rebuild to airworthyness?
😉
By: wessex boy - 22nd August 2006 at 21:22
It is indeed the (rather battered) tailcone from a Vampire. Always makes me smile – I just dont see it as ‘art’!
Bruce
Now there’s a fund-raising opportunity!, drag a few out of the stores and sell them as art, I know an art/scuplture shop on Aldeburgh high street that would eagerly sell them for a 4 figure sum, it would be much more attractive than the C**p they had in the window this week!
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 22nd August 2006 at 13:13
Ditto! Was going to raise this too! Thanks for clearing it up!
TT
By: JonathanF - 22nd August 2006 at 12:42
Thank you! I’ve been wondering what that was from. I suppose it’s meant to represent engineering innovation.
By: Bruce - 22nd August 2006 at 10:27
It is indeed the (rather battered) tailcone from a Vampire. Always makes me smile – I just dont see it as ‘art’!
Bruce
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