'Bright Future' sculpture

The Village Square is home to a sculpture by Jonathan Clarke, working with Archer Boxer Partners Architects, of a roman military family set up high on timber plinths.  It celebrates Braintree 's links to roman times such as the nearby London Road which dates from Roman times.  The military figures are mounted on timber plinths as symbolic guardians of the village centre.  Installed in 1997.

Reaching for the Sky

At the entrance to the Skyline 120 employment park at Great Notley a landscape sculpture was installed in 2011.  An aspirational piece by David Fountain it symbolises business moving forward and 'reaching for the sky'.  Its form mixes architectural steelwork and landscaping to endorse the development's green credentials.

Mrs Hedges

Opposite the village ponds "Mrs Hedges" sits on the stone bench in the gazebo. Mrs Hedges is a life-sized lady inspired by pagan folklore of the Green Man - she's part woman, part hedge, sculpted in 3/4 tonne of patinated bronze, by the renowned sculptor Siobhan Coppinger.  Installed in 1994.