A mill girl sits on bales of cotton cloth whilst daydreaming, the calf has bitten through its halter and wandered off.
The subject matter came from local research - we decided to combine Burnley’s industrial and agricultural past - its history of mills and cattle markets. These were shown together in a photograph of a mill girl feeding her calf in a local book about the history of Burnley.
There is space next to the mill girl on the bales for people to sit and the calf is of a size for small children to play on.
Commission Title:
Mill Girl and Calf
Sculptors:
Diane Gorvin and
Philip Bews
Production Period:
April - September 1995
Site:
Charter Walk Shopping Centre, Burnley, England
Commissioned By:
Great Portland Estates and Burnley Borough Council
Production
Method:
Sculpture’s design and plaster original for the mill girl by Diane Gorvin.
Philip Bews did the plaster original of the calf.
Bronze casts by Castle Park Arts Foundry, Oswestry. Installed by the foundry and Philip Bews.
