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Chiswell Earthworks is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.5572°, -2.4469°.

Public art & sculpture · South West England

Chiswell Earthworks

Chiswell Earthworks in England South West, United Kingdom.

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Chiswell Earthworks is a public sculpture in England South West, United Kingdom. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.

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Chiswell Earthworks is a land sculpture, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found above Chesil Beach's most southerly part Chesil Cove, at the end of the promenade sea wall, towards West Weares. It was created by John Maine RA, between 1986 and 1993.

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History

The Chiswell Earthworks land sculpture was built after a suggestion was made by Margaret Somerville, a Portland local and owner of the Chesil Gallery. The project became one of the Common Ground's New Milestone projects and was commissioned in 1986. John Maine RA, a sculptor with international reputation, was asked to undertake the commission. Maine firstly decided on a site for the project, and ended up choosing a grassy area of hillside above the Sea Wall where Chesil Beach ends. Many local people believed that the project and sculpture would never see completion. However, an exhibition titled "Henry Moore and the Sea" was held at the Chesil Gallery in 1993 to mark the completion of the…

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Coordinates: 50.5572, -2.4469

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