THE Turning Point sculpture is finally being installed in Salisbury's Guildhall Square, more than a year after it was first announced.

It has been designed and gifted to the city by British sculptor John Maine, and was initially proposed as part of the 800th anniversary of the founding of Salisbury Cathedral.

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Due to the coronavirus, the piece was stuck in Aberdeen for much of 2020.

Work started on installing the sculpture last month, with groundworks taking place on March 17.

Salisbury Journal: Artist John Maine pictured with his almost installed sculpture, Turning Point. Picture by Spencer Mulholland

Named ‘Turning Point’, the artistic piece is intended as a "marker of confidence", “reinforcing close links between the cathedral and the city”, as well as marking the passage of time.

It follows on from John’s extensive exhibition in the Cathedral and throughout the Close and Sarum College in 2014.

He has also exhibited drawings and small sculptures in the Young Gallery beside the Market Place.

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At 4.2 metres high, it is built in seven courses of granite and shaped in the form of a spire.

John said: "It’s been a long wait but it’s wonderful to see it installed.”

In the end, the timing of the sculpture's installation is perhaps fitting, as more of the city's residents will be able to appreciate it, as lockdown restrictions are lifted across the country. 

Salisbury Journal: Turning Point being installed in Salisbury Guildhall Square. Picture by Spencer Mulholland.

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