tideway

Permanent Public Art & Commemorative Bronze
Thames Tideway Tunnel, London

Arch Bronze produced bronze work for several elements of Tideway’s new public realm across London. The commissions shown here include Sarah Staton’s Standing Heron and Heron in Flight, Hew Locke’s six-part Cargoes, route-wide bronze plaques designed by Marina Willer of Pentagram, and commemorative plaques marking the completion of the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

Sarah staton

Sarah Staton’s two bronze herons were commissioned for Tideway’s new riverside public space at Carnwath Road Riverside, Fulham.
For both sculptures, mould making, casting, patina and finishing was completed at Arch Bronze.

Standing Heron and Heron in Flight

Sarah Staton’s Standing Heron bronze before installation at Carnwath Road Riverside, Fulham.

Sarah Staton’s Standing Heron installed at Carnwath Road Riverside, Fulham.

Sarah Staton’s Heron in Flight bronze installed on the wall at Carnwath Road Riverside, Fulham.

Wide view of Sarah Staton’s Heron in Flight installed at Carnwath Road Riverside, Fulham.

hew locke

cargoes

A series of six bronze boats created for King Edward Memorial Park. The six sculptural vessels reference a Tug, Chinese Junk, Flat Barge, Carrack, Thames Barge and Bangladesh River Boat.

Patina was completed at Arch Bronze.

Hew Locke bronze boat sculpture from Cargoes at Arch Bronze, with decorated sails and relief details.

Hew Locke bronze workboat from Cargoes at Arch Bronze, loaded with vessels, timber and tyre fenders.

Hew Locke bronze boat sculpture from Cargoes at Arch Bronze, with tall layered sails and detailed relief decoration.

Hew Locke bronze boat sculpture from Cargoes at Arch Bronze, with multiple sails and sculpted maritime details.

Hew Locke bronze boat sculpture from Cargoes at Arch Bronze, showing a tall patterned sail and loaded deck.

Hew Locke bronze boat sculpture from Cargoes at Arch Bronze, with decorated sails, barrels and timber cargo.

Hew Locke’s Cargoes bronze boat installed beside the Thames at King Edward Memorial Park, with Canary Wharf beyond.

Close view of a Hew Locke Cargoes bronze boat installed beside the Thames at King Edward Memorial Park.

Marina Willer / Pentagram

Bronze Plaques / Street Covers

Marina Willer of Pentagram designed a series of bronze plaques to create a unifying identity across Tideway sites in London. The 600 × 600 mm designs use relief, circular forms and moiré interference patterns to evoke the movement of water and the geometry of the tunnel.

Mould making, casting, patina and finishing was completed at Arch Bronze.