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The Concrete Cows
Newest Review: ... I found out that the Milton Keynes concrete cows were sculpted in 1978 by Liz Leyh and donated to the city, but I still don't know why. Anyway, what are they really like? They do indeed appear to be made of concrete and are carefully painted in black and white to bring out the cow features. There are two adult cows (complete with concrete udders), one adult without udders (but with no ... more  ... horns) and three babies. They are full cow sized so you can easily sit on them (and thousands have). They are situated next to a busy dual carriageway the H3 – Monks Way (Milton Keynes has a grid system - Horizontal Ways and Vertical Str...more |
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The Concrete Cows: It's abuse! (529 words)
by offy - written on 07.12.01 (Very useful, 303 readings)
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So what is the point of the famous concrete cows of Milton Keynes? Having visited specifically to research this opinion, I still can’t really say! I moved to Milton Keynes in 1986 and there were here before me. I have heard conflicting reasons for their existence. Some say it was to prevent the children of this city from forgetting what cows look like, as real ones would be so far away (so why don’t they have some in London or Birmingham then?). Some say they were ‘crafted’ to represent the sprawling concrete in this new town. I have also heard that the local council commissioned an artist to ‘create’ them as a tourist ...
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