Museums · West Midlands
Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture
In or near Birmingham.
Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture — Public artwork (sculpture) by Anuradha Patel.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwell and Dudley · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture, the nearest railway station is Sandwell and Dudley, located 0.7 km away. Entry is free, and the site is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is B69 2AJ.
About
Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture) by Anuradha Patel.". Coordinates: 52.5033°, -2.0168°.
Photo gallery
Official information
The Furnace is a public sculpture located in the Oldbury transport interchange. It features colorful steel curls and birds, serving as a unique piece of art in a transit area.
From the Wikipedia article
Anuradha Patel, known as Anu, is an Indian-born sculptor, who works in the United Kingdom. A number of her works are on public display in the West Midlands and Leicester; several of these were commissioned by the local transport authority, Centro, to decorate information points at transport interchanges. She was also featured in the 'Transition of Riches' exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in 1993.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.5033, -2.0168
- District
- Sandwell
- Parish
- Sandwell, unparished area
- Postcode
- B69 2AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Bromwich
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwell and Dudley — 0.7 km
- Official site
- artuk.org
Sources
- osm: n3678840414 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Anuradha Patel (sculptor) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Oldbury_Interchange_2_(3681104409)_(2).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture?
- Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B69 2AJ), in the parish of Sandwell, unparished area.
- What is Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture?
- Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture — Public artwork (sculpture) by Anuradha Patel.
- How do I get to Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture?
- The nearest railway station is Sandwell and Dudley, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode B69 2AJ.
- How do I get to Oldbury Interchange: Furnace Sculpture?
- The nearest railway station is Sandwell and Dudley, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B69 2AJ.