On The Way To Peters (Part 2)

As part of the project I started a little while ago, today I decided to go to Peters Village which is being built on a bend of the River Medway (see below for details about the sculpture). I spotted the two cyclists on the bridge and I thought they were perfectly framed by the sculpture. See extra photos for shots from the rest of the village construction.

"The archway sculpture sits upon a mounded roundabout on the east bank of the River Medway between the new bridge, The Greenway leading to Wouldham village, and the main entrance to Peters Village. The six-metre wide artwork itself projects a further four metres above the mound to create an imposing presence.
The structure was installed just ahead of the official opening of the new Medway Bridge on 15 September.
The sculpture was designed after Trenport staged two successful workshops exploring ideas for landmark public art at the site. Nearly 20 people from Wouldham, Burham and Eccles attended these to help a creative team identify themes and designs, focussing on the area’s industrial history and the rich flora and fauna of the location.  
The main form of the sculpture comprises two concentric laser-cut steel arches that mirror the logo of the former Peters Works, and the overall design features the chimneys of the now demolished works, and the wheels of railway wagons used to transport chalk from the quarries to the riverside kilns. These have then been fused with other popular natural ‘motifs’ including buzzards, herons, butterflies, moths and bullrushes."