The sculpture seeks to symbolise Stratford as a focal point of arrival and departure. Stratford’s first train station opened in 1839 along with workshops of the Eastern Counties Railway which later became the Great Eastern Railway.
Sculpted by Malcolm Robertson, the 10 metre high artwork is made up of 18 tons of rolled ‘H’ section steel. Another piece of public art created by the same sculpture, ‘Time Spiral’ used to stand in Meridian Square in Stratford. It will be relocated to the northern end
of Maryland island, outside Maryland Station in April 2011.
The clock was removed in 2008 from Meridian Square in Stratford
Regional Station. The work of art first unveiled in 1996 and has symbols for the signs of the Zodiac arranged around the base, emphasising the themes of travel, time and transport.
