The boring thread.....

[Mups]

Klondike,  what are those two peculiar nudes on top of those bent posts for?   

[klondike]

The old buildings that the local gas works used as offices and maybe works still stand empty on the outskirts of the town centre. Across the road from those was a gasometer which I think was still used after the conversation to natural gas but was demolished at least a decade ago.

That site along with some houses that were compulsory purchased and demolished is still unused behind hoardings which have had a number of different development schemes advertised on them. None of the projects progressed beyond the planning stages. At one time they were covered in graffiti and I posted pictures here of that. Each new project leads to the hoardings being repainted and optimistic pictures of what is planned shown. Right now the graffiti is again accumulating.

[Mups]

Yes, all that is understandable,  but why nudes on 2 sticks?   Is that supposed to represent something?

[klondike]

My previous post is nothing to do with your question which I hadn't seen when I posted. It was a follow on to Macs about working for the gas board.

Klondike,  what are those two peculiar nudes on top of those bent posts for?   

No idea really. I imagine some council bloke wangled them as works of art and trousered a few bob when they were paid for.  There's a number of rather odd artworks around the town that make no sense to me but I'm just a philistine.

[Mups]

My previous post is nothing to do with your question. It was a follow on to Macs about working for the gas board.No idea really. I imagine some council bloke wangled them as works of art and trousered a few bob when they were paid for.  There's a number of rather odd artworks around the town that make no sense to me but I'm just a philistine.

Bit odd if you ask me.  

[klondike]

Here you go. Live and learn....

The figures on Abington Street (known as Discovery) commemorate the Northampton-born scientist Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the DNA structure. [1, 2]
Created by sculptor Lucy Glendinning, the figures and their support represent: [1, 2, 3]

• The Double Helix: The soaring, curved plinths echo the twisting shape of DNA. [1]
• The Physics of Life: The structures are designed to represent Crick's description of DNA as a balance between large numbers and the energies of attraction and repulsion. [1]
• Optimism and Daring: The two identical, life-sized figures are captured mid-takeoff in bold, abandoned postures to symbolize the sheer daring, passion, and excitement of Crick's scientific work. [1]

I didn't know that Crick was born here.