The 1989 public artwork has been moved to a new location - but is still dividing opinion.
When an award-winning artist created a Nottinghamshire town’s new centrepiece in 1989, there were hopes it would be warmly embraced like Trafalgar Square's lions or the Angel of the North.Beeston’s “stump”, as it has been branded by locals, has long been undervalued and controversial, according to Tamar Beast from the Beeston Civic Society.from Beeston Square to a new spot in front of the Arc Cinema but it remains both loved and hated by residents.
David Manley, who worked closely with Mr Mason for 25 years, said the Water Head was intended to make people stop and remember the natural world in a bustling town. There are plans to add a plaque to the work, to reduce its controversy by educating people about its history, Ms Beast said.
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