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George
The Diver
Hamilton
Quarter
Redevelopment
In
the
1990's
Wirral
Borough
Council
embarked
upon
an
important
regeneration
project
for
Birkenhead
town
centre
to
build
upon
the
substantive
cultural
connections
and
commercial
investments
in
the
area,
to
maximise
the
environmental
and
economic
development
of
the
town.
A
major
element
of
this
initiative
was
the
refurbishment
of
the
Hamilton
Quarter
Square
in
response
to
the
development
of
a
new
Warner
Brothers
cinema.
Central
to
this
project
was
the
need
to "mark" the
Council's
leisure
centre
so
that
it
complimented
the
new
building
and
was
visible
to
potential
visitors.
In
conjunction
with
the
developers
and
architects
responsible
the
Borough
Council
commissioned
us
to
develop
designs
for
the
town
square
and
to
design
and
make
an
appropriate
sculpture
for
the
leisure
centre.
George
the
Diver
was
designed
to
enhance
the
visibility
of
the
leisure
centre
and
to
signal
the
use
to
which
the
building
is
put.
At
8
metres
long
and
in
polished
stainless
steel
the
sculpture
is
designed
to
withstand
the
local
marine
environment
with
very
little
maintenance
and
to
reflect
changing
weather
conditions
and
night-time
lighting.
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