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“More recently, David Harber’s stainless
steel “Sundial” was installed in the
town centre in 1999. It was presented by
the developers Richardson Condwell
and includes latitude and longitude
directions towards Stevenage’s twin
towns.”
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by Mark Harvey, there is a picture of
him carving it in 1963. It has been in
several locations before its cleaning and
installation at The Glebe in 2011.
Franta Belsky’s bronze Grade II listed
sculpture, “Joyride”, has become the
symbol for Stevenage. Commissioned by
Stevenage Development Corporation,
it was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant
of Hertfordshire, the Honourable David
Bowes Lyon, in 1958.
More recently, David Harber’s stainless
steel “Sundial” was installed in the town
centre in 1999. It was presented by
the developers Richardson Condwell
and includes latitude and longitude
directions towards Stevenage’s twin
towns.
