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Jenny has put her penguin in jazzy 80s ski get-up, inspired by Eddie the Eagle the famous skier. Her design is bold and uses 80s luminous shell suit colours that will stand out and pop on the trail.
Audio read by: Elliott Webb from BBC Hereford and Worcester
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Jenny Leonard
Jenny is a community-driven commission artist who’s always pursuing collaborative art projects that bring people together. She draws live illustrations for virtual online events and takes illustration and painting commissions. She specialises in murals and site-specific public art for the community. She has exhibited over 70 sculptures on public art trails that have collectively raised over £250k for partnering charities.
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Location
17. Foregate Street Station
Worcester’s Foregate Street station bridge is a beautiful and impressive structure.
The first bridge was opened here in 1860 at the same time that Foregate Street station was opened.
The facade that adorns the siding of the bridge today was added in the early 20th century when the original structure was re-strengthened.
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17. Foregate Street Station
The emblems which flank the central motif represent the city and show respectively a shield with Worcester’s three black pears and a crenelated turret on a red and black quartered shield.
The shield showing three pears is surrounded by the city’s famous motto ‘Civitas in Bello et Pace Fidelis’ (Faithful City in Peace and War).
Around the symbol of the turret is written ‘Floreat Semper Fidelis Civitas’ meaning ‘Let the Faithful City ever flourish.’
The central motif, curiously, depicts the arms of the City of London and the City of Bristol – representing the two ends of the line and the emblem of Great Western Rail.
The panels were cast by the local founders Hardy and Padmore.
This location fact has been provided by Joe Tierney of Faithful History. To learn more stories of the ancient city of Worcester, spanning thousands of years of history in ‘The Faithful City’, visit https://www.facebook.com/faithfulhistoryworcester
Take home your own feathered friend
In October 2024 all 40 large penguins and one chick will be auctioned to raise funds for the care provided by St Richard’s Hospice.
In 2021, 31 stunning elephant sculptures raised a mammoth £368,800 to support the care provided by St Richard’s Hospice across Worcestershire.
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