One of the stops we made on the Gaslights and Alleyway Workshop was at Paternoster Square near St Paul's. We split into two groups and one went of to a dark alley way nearby while the other half visited this sculpture called Angle Wings. Its a beautiful modern sculpture by Thomas Heatherwich from 2000.
Its in the top 10 Abstract Sculptors in the City of London (well in one persons view I am sure). See the web site
Angel’s Wing (2000) by Thomas Heatherwick, Paternoster Square (nearest tube St. Pauls)...... Angel’s Wing in an alcove of Paternoster Square. The square is at the opposite side of the Cathedral from Carter Lane and is accessed via the old Temple Bar gate which once stood on Fleet Street but which is now here. Through the gate, an little alley on the left will take you into the alcove and there is the Angel’s Wing.
Needless to say there’s loads of other sculptures to see around the Paternoster Square area as well so take time to see those but the Angels Wing one is pretty impressive taking up the majority of the footprint of where it stands within the alcove. Standing up to 11metres high the work actually doubles as cooling ventsfor an electricity sub station.
In true 'Badcock' style I failed to take a photo showing the two wings in the same photo :(((
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