The Project

Wednesfield is a marvellous place full of history, so what better than making something to celebrate that fact. Howard Bowcott's sculpture "Old Cut New Rise" dominates the Bowling Green Site at the Waddens Brook Lane Junction of the Wednesfield Way, lifting its cap to Wednesfield's rich industrial heritage and heralding an exciting future.

Look carefully at the sculpture and you'll find it's more than the work of one man. Howard Bowcott helped the pupils of Wednesfield Village Primary School to create beautiful bricks inlaid with their own leaf designs to reflect the sculpture's site fronting a small nature reserve.

One of the large bollards houses a time capsule enshrining the childrens' hopes for the future and offerings of things precious to them in their daily lives today.

Mythstories was called in to Nicky Slide's class to work with the children to create a story for the opening ceremony that reflected Wednesfield's history, the sculpture and its location.

A Word About Wednesfield & The Story

Wednesfield is at the heart of the Black Country and was the home of the trap and lock industries. The area is threaded with canals built to service the factories and take their produce far and wide.