Simon English
England Revisited
Summer 1971: Simon English visited 75 points across the country to write the word 'ENGLAND' on England.
Summer 2010: Simon English made a new artwork by revisiting those points.
Observation 1971
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Point:
74
Letter:
D
Date visited:
24th July 1971
Flag:
On the telegraph pole in the central road island in Upper Swanmore 2 miles east of Bishop’s Waltham.
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Observation 2010
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Point:
74
Letter:
D
Date visited:
1st September 2010
Observation:
On the same 1965 electricity pole in Upper Swanmore as 1971. Some of the original flag’s pins were still there but hidden amidst an accumulation of the staples and nails used by the local community to advertise all manner of village matters over the last forty years.
The triangle of grass and the road junction are much the same but there is a ‘new’ post box and the concrete water main markers have been removed and replaced by enamel signs on the post box and the electricity pole itself.
The clipped hedge to the north has a new gate for a drive up to the apparently enlarged cottage.
Points 75 & 74