King Edward Memorial Park Foreshore is the location of one of the most polluting sewer overflows into the river. The site is located in a small area along the foreshore of the public park.
To ensure that as little public space as possible is used, we extended the site out into the river to provide the additional space required.
Our work here diverts the sewage into the new super sewer as it passes by 60m below as well as extend the park with new land for terraces and seating.
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The ‘cultural meander’ or heritage theme for the East section of the tunnel is ‘The Shipping Parishes – Gateway to the World’. Within this heading, the site-specific narrative for King Edward Memorial Park is Sailortown, international diaspora and progressive politics.
The artist Hew Locke, in response to the Heritage Interpretation Strategy (HIS) has developed an artwork which takes its inspiration from the site’s close historical links with the mercantile and dock communities and the impact of former British maritime power and trading empire on different ethnic, social and economic groups, both locally and internationally. Hew’s response is to create several sculptural boats which relate to this timescale and associated activities.
In order to develop the design of the sculptures he has gathered information on the appropriate heritage of the boats, their decoration and symbolism. In many cultures ships are symbolic of a persons’ passage through life and as a container of the soul. Histories will be suggested by specific decorative details and cargos, which has been the focus of his consultation.