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( Above ) Portal: Charcoal, graphite, and white chalk on Fabriano paper, Nita Walters, 2006
Both of these sit on the same hill at a place called The
Beacon in Sedgley; it is the second highest peak in the West Midlands ( England,
UK ). There is no higher point between The Beacon and Russia’s Ural Mountains
to the east, 2400 miles away.
Even though the technology is centuries apart, the beacons
still have to occupy the same space in order to communicate to a wide audience. The original beacon was lit on the invasion of the Spanish armada in
1688, and the 'new' beacon was rebuilt in 1840.
The Friends of the Beacon want to light all of the Beacons
across the country to commemorate the The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. I hope they
can pull it off.
- Nita Walters
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Beacon: Charcoal on Fabriano paper, Nita Walters, 2006
