Public art & sculpture · South East England
Blood Letters O
In or near Sandgate.
Blood Letters O — a public art in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
David P Howard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Folkestone Central · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Blood Letters O, the nearest railway station is Folkestone Central, located 1.2 km away. The postcode for navigation is CT20 1SL, and entry to the artwork is free.
About
Blood Letters O is a public art located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Official information
Blood Letters O is an artwork by Hamish Fulton, an internationally recognized artist based in Kent. The piece features a large metal sign that maps 31 water-related walks Fulton has undertaken across the British Isles and western Europe, emphasizing the connection between walking and the natural landscape.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Blood Centers of the Pacific was a community-based, nonprofit blood center collecting blood donations and provides safe blood and blood components for transfusion and also related services to more than 40 hospitals in the Bay Area and Northern California. Its predecessors included the first blood bank in the United States, which through expansions grew in the San Francisco and Sacramento areas. The Blood Centers of the Pacific name was retired in 2018 when parent Blood Systems, Inc., unified all of its regional operations under the Vitalant name.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
On June 17, 1941, the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank opened its doors in response to the lack of a sufficient method of obtaining and storing blood for later use – by both the military and community hospitals in the San Francisco area. The aim was to ensure that patients in the Bay Area would never again be without an adequate supply of blood. Irwin Memorial Blood Bank is credited as the first community blood bank in the United States. The San Francisco County Medical Society granted the fledgling blood bank permission to operate out of the basement floor of an old San Francisco home, the Irwin Mansion. However, after years of growth, the blood bank had expanded its blood collection operations…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0799, 1.1847
- County
- Kent
- District
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1SL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Nearest railway station
- Folkestone Central — 1.2 km
- Official site
- www.creativefolkestone.org.uk
Sources
- osm: node/9144124629 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Blood Centers of the Pacific (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blood Letters O?
- Blood Letters O is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT20 1SL), in the parish of Folkestone.
- What is Blood Letters O?
- Blood Letters O — a public art in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blood Letters O?
- The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT20 1SL.
- Is Blood Letters O a protected site?
- Yes — Blood Letters O is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Blood Letters O free to visit?
- Yes, Blood Letters O is free to enter.
- How do I get to Blood Letters O?
- The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT20 1SL.