Witness - Metro Tramway Road bridge

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Public Art. This feature appears on the side of the bridge spanning the Metro tram link. This piece entitled Witness was produced by Bettina Furnee, an artist who specialises in calligraphy. It comprises 14 cast iron panels containing text from the Bilston Oral History Record. The panels reflect stories of Bilston life as told by Arthur Bullock (steelworker), Josephine Beecher (midwife), Lila Langford (who worked for Sankey’s Steelworks and in local pubs), Jim Speakman (chemical worker), Eileen Morgan (shop worker) and Irene Everitt (who worked in a lock factory and local shops). A combination of letter shapes and an almost abstract pattern of lettering has been used reflecting calligraphers’s art. #steelworker #_The_panels_reflect_stories #14_cast_iron_panels #an_artist_who_specialises_in #as_told_by_Arthur_Bullock #Bettina_Furnee #Bilston #by #calligraphy_It_comprises #containing_text #Jim_Speakman_chemical_worker #Josephine_Beecher_midwife #life #of #Witness