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Marilyn Collins
Marilyn Collins is a London-based sculptor, known internationally, who has exhibited in many parts of the world. She has several installations on display in public gardens in the UK, a notable example being the Spriggan set in a wall on the Parkland Walk, North London. Commissions and publicly sited work March 2001 ‘The Drop’ Water feature for a wildlife garden Priory Park, London June 1997 ‘Ant’s Nest’ Commissioned by Stoke Newington Midsummer Festival Abney Park Cemetery June 1995 - Artist in residence for the Community Centre Garden Chettle Court Estate (Haringey) Jan 1996 Water feature, gate features and paving May 1995 - Mural at Haringey Asian Action Group Haringey Arts Council Mural Project Oct 1993 ‘Spriggan’ Parkland Walk The Parkland Walk is a linear green pedestrian and cycle route in London, which follows the course of the railway line that used to run between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace, through Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spriggan Sculpture By Marilyn Collins, Parkland Walk, Haringey
A spriggan is a legendary creature from Cornish folklore. Spriggans are particularly associated with West Penwith in Cornwall. Etymology ''Spriggan'' is a dialect word, pronounced with the grapheme as /d͡ʒ/, sprid-jan, and not sprigg-an, borrowed from the Cornish plural '' spyrysyon'' 'spirits'. In folklore Spriggans have often been depicted as grotesquely ugly, wizened old men with large childlike heads. They were said to be found at old ruins, cairns, and barrows guarding buried treasure. Although small in stature, they have often been considered to be the ghosts of giants and retained gigantic strength, and in one story collected by Robert Hunt, they showed the ability to swell to enormous size. Hunt associated these spirits with the hillfort known as Trencrom Hill in Cornwall. Spriggans were notorious for their unpleasant dispositions, and delighted in working mischief against those who offended them. They raised sudden whirlwinds to terrify travellers, sent storms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spriggan
A spriggan is a legendary creature from Cornish folklore. Spriggans are particularly associated with West Penwith in Cornwall. Etymology ''Spriggan'' is a dialect word, pronounced with the grapheme as /d͡ʒ/, sprid-jan, and not sprigg-an, borrowed from the Cornish plural '' spyrysyon'' 'spirits'. In folklore Spriggans have often been depicted as grotesquely ugly, wizened old men with large childlike heads. They were said to be found at old ruins, cairns, and barrows guarding buried treasure. Although small in stature, they have often been considered to be the ghosts of giants and retained gigantic strength, and in one story collected by Robert Hunt, they showed the ability to swell to enormous size. Hunt associated these spirits with the hillfort known as Trencrom Hill in Cornwall. Spriggans were notorious for their unpleasant dispositions, and delighted in working mischief against those who offended them. They raised sudden whirlwinds to terrify travellers, sent storms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkland Walk
The Parkland Walk is a linear green pedestrian and cycle route in London, which follows the course of the railway line that used to run between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace, through Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate and Muswell Hill. It is often mistakenly described as 4.5 miles long, but even taking in the gap between the two sections it still only totals 3.1 miles (5.0 km). The route follows the bridges and cuttings of the line, but avoids the closed surface section of Highgate station and its adjoining tunnels, which are closed to walkers for safety reasons. The walk is almost all in Haringey, but a short stretch between Crouch Hill and Crouch End Hill is in Islington and this section incorporates Crouch Hill Park. The walk is a local nature reserve and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It was declared a local nature reserve in 1990 and is London's longest such reserve. Between Finsbury Park and Highgate, the path forms part of the Capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashmount
This is a list of schools in the London Borough of Islington, England In 2000, CEA, a private firm, took over the running of Islington's state schools. The education service returned to the Council in 2011. Islington schools have improved rapidly, with GCSE results in 2014 above both the national and London average. In 2010 GCSE results in the borough were 143rd out of 152 local authorities. By 2014 they had risen to 34th in the country. State-funded schools Primary schools *Ambler Primary School *Ashmount Primary School *Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School *Canonbury Primary School *Christ the King RC Primary School *City of London Primary Academy Islington *Copenhagen Primary School *Drayton Park Primary School *Duncombe Primary School *Gillespie Primary School *Grafton Primary School *Hanover Primary School *Hargrave Park Primary School *Highbury Quadrant Primary School *Hugh Myddelton Primary School *Hungerford School *Laycock Primary School *Montem Primary School *Morelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Sculptors
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