Knife Angel

The 27 ft tall. Knife Angel is a from 100,000 seized blades, was specifically created to highlight the negative effects of violent behaviour. The knives were blunted and the statue created by  Alfie Bradley and the British Ironworks Centre in Oswestry, England. It was completed in 2018. The Knife Angel encourages the surrender of knives and 1,800 of the knives used in the sculpture were provided from amnesties in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. This photos was taken whilst it was in Hanley.