Category Archives: Timeline Stories

Artists: FleaFollyArchitects / Castle Hill South / The Ghost Follies of Castle Hill are two architectural artworks on the lakeshore at Castle Hill South. Inspired by the area’s rich history, the follies recall the wooden castle keeps that once stood nearby. The larger structure rises on a cluster of slender..Read More

Artist: Jessica Lloyd-Jones / Ashmere / Landscape Illumination takes the form of illuminated striations set into the ground, echoing the layers of stone beneath our feet. A subtle artwork, it is inspired by the turquoise blue of the nearby lake.  Strips of energy-efficient LED lighting run alongside these stone lines,..Read More

Artist: Jessica Lloyd-Jones / Castle Hill / Crystal Explosion is a striking artwork inspired by the natural form of a calcite crystal and symbolising an energetic burst of growth and possibility. The four-metre-wide piece is finished in a durable, pale Jesmonite surface that glows with subtle texture by day and..Read More

Artist: Jenny Pickford / Castle Hill / Rare Plants is a sculpture created in celebration of the unusual and delicate species once found in Swanscombe Woods. Standing three and half metres high, the artwork is forged from metal, glass, and stone, combining strength with fragility in a way that reflects..Read More

Artist: Andy Hazell / Castle Hill / Foraging Pigs, is a lively group of five sculptural pigs that celebrate the history of Swanscombe Woods, where pigs once roamed freely. Made from weathering Corten steel, the pigs are designed to naturally blend into the landscape, their surfaces gradually developing a rich..Read More

The Homecoming – Installed 2021 / Artist: Laurence Edwards / Castle Hill / The Homecoming stands two metres tall and is inspired by the Norman settlers who once occupied this landscape and the ancient earthworks of Sweyne’s Camp. Cast in bronze, the figure stands as a sentinel and storyteller, connecting..Read More

Artist: Emma Stothard / Castle Hill/ Straight-Tusked Elephant and Calf is a lifelike sculpture of an elephant and calf that honours prehistoric mammoth discoveries found in the Ebbsfleet valley.  Crafted from woven bronze wire over a steel frame, the sculptures celebrate a tender and maternal connection between mother and baby.

Alkerden Civic Hub will provide 5,000 sqm of space including a Lifelong Learning Centre, Library, Police Accommodation, Job Centre, Health and Social Care Provision, a Hall, Religious Facility and co-location space.

Artist: Jo Chapman / Ashmere / ChalkStack plays on the idea of stacked drawing chalks and uses a simple cylindrical shape of steel tubes to build into a large sculpture composed of multiple elements. Standing at six metres in height, the organic-shaped profile of the sculpture is inspired by the..Read More