Just round the corner from the Hat, the spectacular Knife Angel is on show in Cathedral Square throughout March.
The Knife Angel is the National Monument Against Violence and Aggression, designed to recognise the problems caused in our society by these issues, especially knife crime. The monument stands at 27ft (8.2m) tall, weighing 3.5 tons, and is made from over 100,000 seized knives and weapons collected from all 43 Police Constabularies across the UK.
The artist Alfie Bradley, of the British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry, Shropshire, designed the Knife Angel to highlight the negative effects of violent behaviour and solidify our critical need for social change.
The Knife Angel is in Worcester’s Cathedral Square throughout March 2022 to act as a catalyst for turning the tide on violent and aggressive behaviour, and as a beautiful memorial for the countless lives lost to knife crime.
The Knife Angel has been on tour in towns and cities across the UK since 2018. Worcester City Council and West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion have arranged for it to be displayed in the city, and Worcester Cathedral have kindly agreed to host a month-long programme of workshops for local schools in their new Undercroft Learning Centre, aimed at giving pupils a better understanding of the Knife Angel’s message.
Find out more about the Knife Angel and the work of the British Ironwork Centre.
