deejayone Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Picture of Seahorse Stonework taken in Sheffield. Can you guess where this is? Chances are that if you've lived in Sheffield then you've passed this many, many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrinderBloke Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Picture of Seahorse Stonework taken in Sheffield. Can you guess where this is? Chances are that if you've lived in Sheffield then you've passed this many, many times. I know but I don't want to spoil the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejayone Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 I know but I don't want to spoil the challenge. Well played. I'm trying to find out why it is there? Bit of an unusual representation. Can't find anything so far - any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrinderBloke Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Well played. I'm trying to find out why it is there? Bit of an unusual representation. Can't find anything so far - any ideas? Just done a bit of web research and I can find no reference to that particular carving More I look at the picture more it looks like a cross between a dragon & a seahorse mmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejayone Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 No correct guesses other than GrinderBloke who PM'd me the correct answer. This brilliantly carved Sea Horse actually appears on the keystone of the doorway to the Town Hall! Still can't find any reasoning as to why the designer would have carved a Sea Horse into the dorrway of the Town Hall of Sheffield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest codeyes Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Carvings were done by a bloke called F W Pomeroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Well played. I'm trying to find out why it is there? Bit of an unusual representation. Can't find anything so far - any ideas? Dragons are used to represent the elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water. The reliefs either side of the dragon, Steam and Electricity need these elements to function. Some more pictures here ..... F W Pomeroy Thats my theory anyway, deejayone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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