Photo Study – Big Steel Brush – The Northern Quarter Of Manchester / myLot

Photo taken by me – the sweeping brush statue, Manchester

Preston, England

April 24, 2016 4:26pm CST

My home city is noted for its quirky eccentric humour so seeing a statue of a giant sweeping brush on a pedestal is no real surprise to us. Many consider such art a waste of time and expense given so many famous people have never received a monument but I like the offbeat casual style with which art like this adorns our fair city. Arthur Chappell

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

25 Apr 16

hmm, ode to the broom

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S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

25 Apr 16

may be that remind the cleanliness .

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AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16676)

• Boston, Massachusetts

25 Apr 16

Looks like a declaration of some sort - a vow to be clean? a monument to the working man? Interesting.

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frances r

@Dragonairy1 (1722)

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

24 Apr 16

It's certainly different, and different is mostly good as it's not boring

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382812)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 16

I like it - and it's probably quite relevant in an industrial area.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43705)

• Denver, Colorado

25 Apr 16

They do this in Downtown Colorado Springs each year, each sculpture for sale, but it's like a big outdoor gallery, probably the same as you. I like to walk around and check it all out.

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