knife angel

i've been to the Ironworks to see the knife angel, i stood there thinking how many of these knives have been used to maim and kill.......it's such a powerful almost overpowering statue.....

A 27-foot sculpture made out of 100,000 knives could be placed on the fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square in tribute to victims of knife crime. They do not think it will get the huge amount of signatures it needs to even be considered....and then the Mayor might object...

The sculpture, named "Knife Angel," was created in Oswestry, Shropshire, by the British Ironwork Centre. It took two years to build.

The knives were handed in by 41 police forces around the country during amnesties and confiscations.

The campaign, "Save a Life, Surrender Your Knife," and the statue aims to raise awareness of the growing issue of knife crime throughout the UK.

"The monument was created for one purpose, to highlight this extensive problem. Both government and the educational system need to open their eyes to the epidemic," the British Ironwork Centre's website says.

a ew more in extras...have a look at the square shot...you can see the details of some of the knives....