This morning our art handler Ben brought the eagle to its new position in The Bold Street Project. The eagle itself is thought to be over 150 years old and has been out of public sight for over 20 years. It formerly rested above a magnificent onyx fireplace in he Reception Lounge in Radiant House on Bold Street and now takes pride of place in the Media Lounge at FACT. Big thank you to the North West Historical Gas Society who recovered the eagle and later the National Gas Archives in Warrington who have cared for the sculpture in recent years.
Hi, im just doing a university architecture project on Radiant House and i’m currently doing research on the golden eagle and i was wondering…does any one know if it represents something within the building? and how did it make people feel when they saw it above the oynx fire place? just that in my building i want to base it on the past within radiant house, and id be happy to hear peoples thoughts about it in the past, thanks