Sculpture

Roman boat - Guys Cancer Centre

Erection date: 26/9/2016

Inscription

{|On a plaque laid into the pavement on the building side of the sculpture:}

Boat, 2016, Daniel Silver, bronze, concrete
This sculpture is inspired by a Roman boat (AD 190 - 225) which is buried almost five metres under the Cancer Centre. The 15 metre vessel is believed to have sunk in the Guy's Channel - a tributary of the River Thames from the prehistoric to medieval periods. Discovered in 1958, the boat remains underneath the Cancer Centre and is a Scheduled Monument.

Funded by Guy's and St Thomas' Charity
Commissioned by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Curated by Futurecity

A boat or a particularly vicious knuckle-duster?

We have assumed that the Boat was erected/unveiled on the day that the building was opened.

Site: Roman boat - Guys Cancer Centre (1 memorial)

SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Cancer Centre

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Roman boat

In 1958-60 a Roman boat was discovered in what is now almost five metres unde...

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Futurecity

From their website: "We add value to the built environment. We create allianc...

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Guy's & St Thomas' Charities Foundation

It can trace its origins back to 1553, when King Edward VI re-established St ...

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Daniel Silver

London-based sculptor. Born London, raised in Jerusalem.

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