Tue 13 Nov 2007
It has been reported today that a major 150ft tourist landmark that had been planned for Derbyshire could now be destined for Poole.
Poole Council are apparently in talks with the designers about the possibility of locating the giant sundial in Poole. If it went ahead it would be the World’s largest sundial and the UK’s largest artwork.
November 14th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Hi,
I live a few miles from Poolsbrook, the site originally planned for the Pyramid and read the news above on BBC regional teletext (south) on the 11th November. Today (14th) it’s been confirmed by Radio Sheffield that the Pyramid is indeed going to be constructed at Poole.
Our loss is their gain.
Reading between the lines I guess that this has come about by a serious lack of enthusiasm in the local area. I think that the “buy a moment in time” sponsorship was not well subscribed.
My own main source of information other than some publicity on the local news news when the venture was originally planned has been the rather faded notice panel that stood outside the cafe at Poolsbrook. The information on that about the Pyramid project didn’t change greatly from one year to the next.
I’m saddened that the Pyramid is heading south - I like sundials - but I wish the Poole project good fortune.
Ron
November 15th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
This is the most grossly inappropriate structure imaginable for Poole - it is to be sited on public open space. create parking and traffic disaster, and spoil the most beautiful priavte and public views of Poole Harbour, Brownsea Island, the Purbecks and Sandbanks
The Conservative Cabinet that decided to spend a large sum of public money in secret last week ignoring my representations against should hang their heads in shame
Cllr Philip Eades
Borough of Poole
November 16th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
[...] Cllr Philip Eades has been forthright in his views against the proposal, which you can see on the comments to our story below, and his opinion is shared by 74% of respondents to a poll by the Daily [...]
August 14th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
So - Poole doesn’t want it either.
I’ve only just found out that Poole has dropped the idea of giving the Solar Pyramid a home.
As you can see from my first message elsewhere on this page (November 14th, 2007) I’m a lover of sundials but I can also appreciate that it’s got to fit in with the local environment, something that I’m not qualified to comment on with Poole.
It seems to me that the two councils would have been happy to have given the Pyramid a home - as long as the cost to them was minimal.
As far as members of the public buying a “Moment in time” was concerned, I might have been interested if there had been a greater public response, but I remember browsing the pages of available “minutes” and being surprised at their emptyness, even after a good handful of years. If I’d got one now I think that I’d be having doubts about it as I couldn’t just go down the road to celebrate its presence.
I guess that the Pyramid will never be built unless its done by public money from a local council or private money from a company in the area.