The bridge near Damien Hirst’s “Virgin Mother” at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, which I mentioned here, is called Dam Head Bridge. It spans the River Dearne:-

In the background here (right middle) is part of Bretton Lakes. Exhibits are scattered round the Park on either side of the Lakes:-

Cascade of River Dearne by Dam Head Bridge:-

View from farther end of Bretton Lakes:-

A bridge at this end of the Lakes is called Cascade Bridge – for obvious reasons:-

The Cut Bridge spans the River Dearne behind and to the right of here. It is one of Yorkshire’s last remaining cast iron bridges. Some parts are due for restoration after an Arts Council England mediated Government grant:-

There are several Damien Hirst pieces at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

“Virgin Mother” here seen beyond a lovely bridge over the River Dearne:-

“Virgin Mother” is a giant anatomical model (such as the ones I once used to demonstrate to pupils when teaching the Biology aspect of the First Year Science course – though the school’s model did not display pregnancy):-

“Virgin Mother” in panoramic view (Bretton Lakes, part of the Park, in background):-

“The Hat Misses the Man” for some reason reminded me of 1960s children’s cartoons on TV:-

“Charity” deliberately recalls the charity boxes which used to stand outside High Street shops:-

Fittingly, since Yorkshire Sculpture Park is only a few miles south of Wakefield, her birthplace and home to The Hepworth Wakefield, the Park contains several Barbara Hepworth works.

The most substantial of these is “The Family of Man”, a series of nine sculptures that represent people. They are distributed across part of the Park in amongst some trees.

Also in the Park is Hepworth’s “Squares with Two Circles”:-

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is situated some miles south of Wakefield. Since in our visits to Haworth and Bradford we were close, we took it in.

The Sculpture Park is similar to Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh but covers a much larger area.

There are several Henry Moore sculptures in its grounds.

Upright Motives is near the car park, well before the entrance building:-

Three Piece Reclining Figure:-

Large Spindle Piece:-

Large Totem Head:-

I’m afraid I didn’t note down what this one was called (two angles below):-

Reclining Figure, Arch Leg:-

Reclining Figure Arch Leg showing ‘mouth’:-