Plans have been submitted for sheep and cattle sculptures in Spalding town centre.
Both the seven sheep proposed for Sheep Market and a bull and cow for New Road will be part of the Mark-It trail and aim to show where those animals were bought and sold in the town in the past.
It’s being developed by the Spalding and District Civic Society alongside Transported Arts and is being funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Sculptured by Graeme Mitcheson, the Sheep Market displays will be of Lincolnshire Long Wools and include six sheep carved in white Cadeby limestone and a black sheep made out of Killkenny limestone.
They will be 500mm wide x 650mm high and 1,000mm long.
Lincoln Red cattle are proposed to be displayed in New Road made from cove red sandstone and on a plinth 150mm above the ground.
They would be bigger than the sheep at 750mm wide x 1,400mm high x 2,400mm long and 700mm wide x 1,300mm high x 2,200mm long and weigh 6.1 tonnes and 5.5 tonnes respectively.
Twice weekly cattle markets were held there until October 11, 1938 when a purpose built livestock market was opened on the site of the current Sainsbury’s.
South Holland District Council will now decided whether the plans should be passed.
The Spalding and District Civic Society are hoping to get the go ahead to start installing them in January so they can be unveiled in February.
A spokesman said: “The new trail will celebrate the livestock markets that took place in Spalding as well as the continuing important role that South Holland plays in the nation’s food supply.
“As part of the commission, there will be a series of public engagement events in multiple venues in the Spalding area.
“Details of these will be announced shortly.”
