Plans for a new sculpture depicting an old radio transmitter on Cardiff Bay Barrage have been submitted to Cardiff council. The interesting looking sculpture is based on the theme of Marconi and the first radio transmission overwater from Flat Holm island to Lavernock point.
The sculpture is set to form part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund project "Flat Holm - A Walk Through Time" and is intended to draw attention to the island and its history. If approved, the hardwood sculpture will be approximately 4m high.
Flat Holm Island is a small spot of land just over three miles into the Bristol Channel from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan and has a long history as a haven for wildlife and remoteness. While the island is known for its natural beauty and being home to seabird colonies – with more than 77 protected species of wildlife and plant life on the land – it is also shrouded in a dark history. Alongside the lighthouse and wildlife sits an abandoned and dilapidated former cholera hospital where sick and infectious patients were sent to live and die. You can read more about that here.
