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T H E B I G W - P UBLIC AR T
CO M MUN I T Y COU NCIL
U P D AT E

                               THE BIG

                                          A vision for
                                         Public Art in
                                         Winchburgh
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PROJECT BRIEF
Write a Public Art strategy for Winchburgh shaped by
input from the local community.

Organise a series of community events to gather research,
ideas and steer from local people.

With the Commissioning Group develop a strategy for
producing future artworks as funding becomes available.

Deliver one piece of Public Art in 2015 that acts as a
‘trailblazer’ for future artworks.
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COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
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OUTREACH UPDATE

Outreach 1 		     Getting to know Winchburgh						            9th - 11th October 2014

Outreach 2		      Getting to know people & place						        9th - 11th November 2014

    Presentation to Community Council							10th November 2014

Outreach 3		      Decorate a Gingerbread house workshop			    13th December 2014

    Project Commissioning Group meeting 2 						              2nd February 2015

Outreach 4a 		    I love Winchburgh art workshop					         14th February 2015

    Presentation to LAC meeting									19th February 2015

Outreach 4b 		    Tea & Chat at Abercorn Court housing 				   19th February 2015

    Project Commissioning Group meeting 3 						              9th March 2015

    Presentation to Community Council							9th March 2015

Outreach 5 		     First Look: An artwork for Winchburgh				   14th March 2015
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Share members                  Special interest group
OUTREACH UPDATE                                                         Share premises                 Community group
                                                                        WLC connections                Local services
                                                                        Project partner                Meeting place
                                                                                                       Project partner

                                                            Abercorn Court
                                                                              Winchburgh
                              Bridge 19 – 40                                  Community
                              Canal Society                                    Council                   Winchburgh
   Tally Ho Pub                                       Senior Citizens
                                                                                                        Primary School
                                                          Group

                   Gala Day
                  Committee                                                           Youth Services
                                       Winchburgh                 Community
                                        Church                      Centre

    Walking                                                                                              Holy Family
                                                                                                        Primary School
    Group                                                                          West Lothian
                       Winchburgh                 Baby and toddler                  Council
                       Bowling Club                    group

     St Philomena                                                                          Optimised
                                    Local historian                                       Environments
      Social Club                   Andrew Pettie                   Thursday Art
                                                                       Club
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OUTREACH 1
- OCTOBER 2014
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OUTREACH 2
- NOVEMBER 2014
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EVENT 3
- Saturday 13th
december 2014
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EVENT 3
- Saturday 13th
december 2014
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EVENT 4A
- SATURDAY 14TH
FEBRUARY 2015

SATURDAY 14th FEBRUARY

1.30 - 4.30pm at Winchburgh Community Centre

Flyer delivered to every household in Winchburgh (including new homes)

Attendance: 51+

Feedback forms: 12, 10 new contacts and 1 community champion
EVENT 4A
- SATURDAY 14TH
FEBRUARY 2015
EVENT 4A
- SATURDAY 14TH
FEBRUARY 2015
EVENT 4B
- THURSDAY 19TH
FEBRUARY 2015
EVENT 4B
- THURSDAY 19TH
FEBRUARY 2015

The Fower Marys

Yest’re’en the Queen had fower Marys        But why should I fear a nameless grave
The nicht she’ll hae but three              When I’ve hopes for eternity
There was Mary Seton and Mary Beaton,       And I’ll pray that the faith o’ a dying thief
And Mary Car-Michael and me.                Be given through grace tae me

Oh little did my mother think               Yest’re’en the Queen had fower Marys
The day she cradled me                      The nicht she’ll hae but three
The lands I was to travel in                There was Mary Seton and Mary Beaton,
The death I was tae die                     And Mary Car-Michael and me.

Oh tie a napkin roon my eyen                There was Mary Seton and Mary Beaton,
No let me seen to die                       And Mary Car-Michael and me.
And sent me a’wa tae my dear mother
Who’s far away o’er the sea

But I wish I could lie in our ainkirkyard
Beneath yon old oak tree
Where we pulled the rowans and strung
the gowans
My brothers and sisters and me

Yest’re’en the Queen had fower Marys
The nicht she’ll hae but three
There was Mary Seton and Mary Beaton,
And Mary Car-Michael and me.
EVENT 4B
- THURSDAY 19TH
FEBRUARY 2015
SHORTLISTING
SITES & THEMES
FOR ARTWORKS
EVENT 3

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SEE ART?
Priest Inch
                                               24
POTENTIAL ARTWORK                                                   Union Canal towpath
LOCATIONS                                                                                                   25
                                                              18                                                 Gateway
                                                                                                                 North

                                    17   Approach to
                                         Auld Cathie

                                                                                                  Station
                                              Market Place                                   14
                                                               5                                                                      Gateway
                     Gateway
                                                                      Claypit                                                         East
                     West                                                         6                                              19
                               13                       Phase 1
                                                                                                      Former Star
                                                                                                      & Garter Pub
                                                        Retail
                                                                      2                           7
                                                                                                          Old Post Office
                                                       Park    1                                      8
                       Open space
                                         12                        Union Canal
                                                                   towpath        3                                         Site of Niddry Castle
                                                                                                                     15
                                                         4                                                                  Oil Works
                                                               Schools                            9
                                                                     Footbridge
                                                                                   10                 Community Centre/
             23                                                      over canal                       Bowling Club
                  Gateway                                                               11
                  South-west                                                                 Path to
                                                                                             canal                              20
                                                                                  16                                                  Approach to
                                                                                                                                      Niddry Castle
                                                                                Gateway
                                                                                South

                                                                     Greendykes
                                                                     Bing
                                                               21
                                               22       Site of Hopetoun
                                                        Oil Works
POTENTIAL ARTWORK                                                                Gateway
LOCATIONS                                                                        North
                                                       Union
                                   Approach to         Canal
                                   Auld Cathie

                                                     Auldcathie
                                                     Gardens
                                                                                  Station

                Gateway
                West
                                 Gateway
                                 inner west                                   Claypit
                                                          Leisure
                                                                                                        Gateway
                                                          Space
                                                                                                        East

                                                                                            Approach to
                                                                              Community
                                                                                            Niddry Castle
                                                                              Space
                                                                                            Oil Works

                                         Glendevon
                                         Park

                                                                                    Union
                                                                                    Canal

                                                                    Gateway
 - Gateways
                                                                    South                             Approach to
 - Leisure Space
                                                                                                      Niddry Castle
 - Historical locations
 - Station
 - Claypit
 - Union Canal
 - Glendevon Park & Auldcathie Gardens
 - Community Space
Shale Oil Works
POTENTIAL ART THEMES
                       The two shale oil works in the village, Hopetoun
                       (c.1872) and Niddry Castle (c.1903) were
                       pioneering; they built housing including the
                       Rows, and were the first to use electricity.

                       Agriculture:
                       Before the shale industry Winchburgh was
                       primarily agriculture-focused. Being part of the
                       Hopetoun Estate the farms were advanced.

                       Mary Queen of Scots:
                       After her escape from captivity in Loch Leven
                       Castle, Mary Queen of Scots stayed at Niddry
                       Castle on 2 May 1568,

                       The Union Canal
                       The last canal to be built in the UK, hundreds of
                       Scottish and Irish navvies worked on building it
                       with every spadeful shifted by human toil.
POTENTIAL ART THEMES   Miners’ pastimes:
                       Pigeon racing, keeping and racing
                       greyhounds, Pitch and Toss, and bowling were
                       all popular pastimes.

                       Gardening & honey:
                       John Reid, author of ‘The Scots Gard’ner’ (1683)
                       was born at Niddry Castle. The walled garden
                       he planted and beehives villagers kept made
                       Winchburgh famous for honey.

                       Gala Day:
                       Still going today, Gala Days take place in
                       mining villages and were a chance to dress up
                       and focus on the children of the community.

                       The Railway:
                       The railway station opened in 1842, and
                       there were some eventful incidents during the
                       construction between the Irish and Scottish
                       workers. The station closed in 1930.
Sport:
POTENTIAL ART THEMES
                       Winchburgh Albion Football Club produced
                       several well known football players, and from
                       the curling pond at Glendevon to the Niddry
                       Castle Golf Club Winchburgh has a history as a
                       place of sport:

                       Transportation:
                       Winchburgh had the first successful electric
                       railway in Scotland during the time of the oil
                       works. Soon it will once again have a station

                       Industry:
                       Dougal’s Brickworks was famed for its strong
                       bricks. Local men, after a night out were
                       known to sleep close to the warm kilns.

                       Battle of Bannockburn:
                       In 1314 the English army that had been
                       defeated at the Battle of Bannockburn tried to
                       get the Scottish into a fight at Winchburgh but
                       Douglas stayed on their flank side. The chase
                       continued all the way to Dunbar Castle.
Themes:
 POTENTIAL SITE                                                                                                                                              1 - Gala Day
                                                                                                                                                             2 - Shale Oil Works
 LEISURE SPACE                                                                                                                                               3= - Sport / Industry /
                                                                                                                                                             Agriculture

The site straddles both sides of the B9080 road to
Linlithgow. We were attracted to it because it takes in both
the existing park to the south and the new retail area to
                                                                                                      NEW RETAIL
the north. With plans to have the shops open in December                                              AREA
2015 this will be an opportunity for an artwork to bridge the
new and existing parts of Winchburgh. The artworks would
                                                                                                      EXISTING
be sited in both the retail area and the park, both places                                            PARK
where people will have time to enjoy the artworks.

Artists impression of the proposed retail development on the north side of the B9080 road.   View of the park that runs along the south side of the B9080 road.
Themes:
POTENTIAL SITE                                                                                1= - Miner’s Pastimes
                                                                                              1= - Gardening & Honey
COMMUNITY SPACE                                                                               3 - Gala Day

There is funding available for the community to improve the
land around the old post office and former Star & Garter
pub. There are aspirations to turn this into a community
garden. When these plans come to fruition this would be a
good location for artwork, and could be integrated into the
design of the garden.

                                                              Former Star & Garter Pub Site

                                                              Former Post Office Site
Themes:
POTENTIAL SITE                                                           1 - Mary Queen of Scots
                                                                         2= - Shale Oil Works /
HISTORICAL SITES                                                         Battle of Bannockburn /
                                                                         Industry / Gardening
                                                         AULD CATHIE

There are several historical sites in WInchburgh
which we felt could benefit from having an artwork
nearby. Auld Cathie and Niddry Castle can be seen
today, but their history isn’t immediately apparent
to the casual visitor. There is not much sign of
Niddry Castle Oil Works (except the bing it created),
so an artwork that draw’s people’s attention to
Winchburgh’s shale oil past would seem logical.
                                                         NIDDRY CASTLE
In these three locations it might be that the artworks   OIL WORKS
need to be located slightly away from the actual
remains due to their historical significance and ease
of access.

                                                         NIDDRY CASTLE
Themes:
 POTENTIAL SITE                                                                                    1 - Union Canal
                                                                                                   2= - Transportation
 UNION CANAL                                                                                       2= - Industry

The Union Canal flows through Winchburgh between
Philpstoun and Broxburn. The towpath is a peaceful place
to visit and can form part of a circular walk around the
village. In some places the canal is in a cutting and there
is not much sign of the village, in other places views of
Winchburgh are possible.

We were attracted to this site by the variety of spaces along
the towpath and the opportunity to make people who are
passing along the canal more aware of Winchburgh as they
pass through.

Artists impression of the proposed canal basin                  Photographs of the canal as it is today
GATEWAY
                                      Themes:                      NORTH
POTENTIAL SITE                        1= - Shale Oil Works
                                      1= - Transportation
GATEWAYS                              1= - Industry

We think it’s important to signal the points in and out of
Winchburgh and welcome people as they enter. This is an
                                                                   GATEWAY
opportunity to convey to visitors and new residents the history    EAST
of Winchburgh and its aspirations.

Walking around the village and studying the masterplan has led
us to locate a series of gateways. There is a north, east, south
and west gateway, and an extra westerly gateway further into
Winchburgh.

The scale of the artworks at these gateways may vary
                                                                   GATEWAY
depending on the speed of traffic and scale of nearby buildings    SOUTH
and landscape, however we would see them as being part of
the same ‘family’.

                                                                   GATEWAY
                                                                   INNER-WEST
Themes:
 POTENTIAL SITE                                                                                                                                                             1 - Industry
                                                                                                                                                                            2 - Transportation
 CLAY PIT                                                                                                                                                                   3= - Miner’s Pastimes
                                                                                                                                                                            3= - Sport

The claypit was originally part of Dougal’s Brickworks of
which nothing else remains. Residents we have met have
lots of stories about the claypit and brickworks, and we felt
that this was a promising site for an artwork. In the future
the claypit will form part of a new park for Winchburgh
making the site even more important to residents.

Photograph of the claypit as it is today. A train can be seen on the other side of the claypit before it   An artist’s impression of how the new park could look and its connection with the town centre
enters the tunnel.                                                                                         development.
Themes:
POTENTIAL SITE                                                                                                                     1 - Agriculture
                                                                                                                                   2 - Battle of Bannockburn
GLENDEVON PARK &                                                                                                                   3 - Gardening & Honey
AULDCATHIE GARDENS

There is a passage of land that can not be built on because it
forms the route of the gas main pipe from the canal to south
of Glendevon Farm. It is proposed to keep this land as open
space, forming part of Glendevon Park & Auldcathie Gardens.
We feel that this would be a good place to position artworks
as it forms a new pedestrian route though Winchburgh and
has plenty of space for stopping enroute.

                                                                 The current line of the gas main pipe, that will form part of Auldcathie Gardens

                                                                 The wide strip of open land in Glendevon Park beside the new homes
Themes:
POTENTIAL SITE                                                                                                                   1 - Railway
                                                                                                                                 2 - Shale Oil Works
FUTURE STATION                                                                                                                   3= - Transportation
                                                                                                                                 3= - Industry

In 2018 trains will once again be stopping in Winchburgh.
After years without a station this will be an important new
service for the village and we feel that the station would
be a great location for an artwork. In this position the
artwork can welcome visitors, and returning residents, to
Winchburgh.

                                                              Aerial view of the location of the proposed station, north of the original station, and the land around
                                                              it.
CHOSEN SITE FOR
THE TRAILBLAZER
ARTWORK
CHOSEN SITE FOR ART
                                        Future Housing
THE LEISURE SPACE
                                                                           NORTH LOCATION

                                                                           Retail, amenity and
The ‘Leisure Space’ is
the community and the                                                          office area
commissioning group’s preferred
site for the trailblazer artwork. The
site is made up of two locations;
one north and one south of the
road.
                                                         THE LEISURE SPACE
The site straddles both sides of
the B9080 road to Linlithgow.
We were attracted to it because
it takes in both the existing park                                                               Parish
to the south and the new retail,                          SOUTH LOCATION
                                                                                                 Church
amenity and office area to the
north.                                                    ‘Barratt’ Park
With plans to have the shops open
in December 2015 this will be
an opportunity for an artwork to
bridge the new and existing parts
of Winchburgh.

The artworks would be sited both
north and south of the road, both
places where people will have time                       Existing Housing
to enjoy the artworks.
CHOSEN SITE FOR ART

THE LEISURE SPACE

                      North Location - Artists impression of the proposed development on the north side of the B9080 road.

                      South Location - View of the park that runs along the south side of the B9080 road.
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS
                                                                      RETAIL

We met with Ian Logan (OPEN),
Sandy Anderson (Michael Laird)
and Robin Matthew (PPCA) and
discussed a number of possible
positions for the artwork in the      RETAIL &
north location.                       1st FLOOR                   A
                                      OFFICE
The options are:

A - Bespoke benches
                                      B                       D
                                             C                                 CONVENIENCE
B - Brick elevation to main road                                                  STORE

C - Large corner window onto                              A
main road

D - Paving area adjacent to
benches
                                           B9080
                                                   ROAD
The following pages outline more
detail about the different options.

  Our recommendation is
  that option A, the bespoke
  benches is progressed as the
  trailblazer artwork.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                              PLAN

NORTH LOCATION:
                         SIDE ELEVATION                                             SIDE ELEVATION                                              SIDE ELEVATION

                                           640                                                        640                                                         640                                                  F2f: Galvanised steel fixing bar         Joints between Granite Base Units                                                  Granite Base Units laid to fall of brick

POTENTIAL POSITIONS
                                           Side                                                        Side                                                       Side                                                                                          close fitted with neoprene pad insert                                              pavers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                where blocks adjoin.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                6.25

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                 Front                                              Front   Front                                               Front   Front                                              Front

OPTION A - BENCHES                                                                                                                                                                                                                     F3d                                        F3e                                     F3d

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                                           Side                                                        Side                                                       Side
                                      20          20                                             20           20                                             20          20
                                                                                    PLAN                                                        PLAN
                         PLAN

                                                                                                                                                                                                              FRONT ELEVATION                                                                           Fixing: Reinforced concrete log foundation. For all
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        fixings and foundation information refer to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        specification and separate details.
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS

OPTION A - BENCHES

It was felt that the benches
posed the most potential for a
number of reasons:
- Budget had already been
allocated for the OPEN
designed bespoke benches
and the design of these could
change.
- OPEN were positive about the
idea of the benches becoming
art commissions.
- There is potential to locate
benches as part of the same
commission within the park.
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS

OPTION B - BRICK
ELEVATION OF OFFICE
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS

OPTION B - BRICK                   Artwork could be created by engraving or embossing some of
                                   the bricks. These could be specially created as in the bike below   Artwork could be applied on to the wall, either as 2d or 3d
ELEVATION OF OFFICE                or engraved on site as in the birds.                                pieces.

It was felt that this location
was somewhat challenging
and would pose issues in
terms of the ownership of the
artwork and responsibilities for
maintenance.
We therefore think this option
should be discounted at this
stage.
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS

OPTION C - CORNER
WINDOW OF OFFICE
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS

OPTION C - CORNER                  One idea could be to apply imagery or coloured films to the   The window could be used as a display showing artwork and
WINDOW OF OFFICE                   window to create a large scale artwork.                       illuminated at night.

It was felt that this idea may
need to be discounted due to it
being positioned within the let
space of the development and
that the lifespan of the artwork
may not be as great as the
other examples.
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS

OPTION D - PAVING
ADJACENT TO BENCHES
NORTH LOCATION:
POTENTIAL POSITIONS
                                   Metal could be inlaid into the paving to create an artwork.
OPTION D - PAVING                  Patterns, maps, drawings and images could all be translated   Words could be engraved into the hard landscaping, transcribing
ADJACENT TO BENCHES                onto the ground in this way.                                  poems, quotes and songs.

There is currently no extra
budget allocated to this area
of hard landscaping, so the
artwork would need to be
funded solely by the art budget.
Therefore it was felt that the
resulting artwork may not have
the impact hoped for.
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