Alex Chinneck

Community mural brings a splash of colour to Doncaster Lock

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Web Editor

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February 14, 2026

Volunteers have completed a vibrant mural at Doncaster Lock to celebrate the city’s heritage and encourage more boaters to experience this part of the waterway network. Creation of the mural CREATED by local artist Kate Rhodes, with assistance from volunteer lock keeper and ex-boater Jan Miller, the mural – measuring more than 10 metres long…
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UNVEILED: Canal boat artwork

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Mark Lancaster

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October 5, 2024

A HUGE canal boat artwork, called the Looping Boat, has been installed on the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal. The first-ever artwork on water by ‘art’s master illusionist’, British artist Alex Chinneck, is 13 metres long and six metres high. It incorporates signwriting and traditional canal boat colours to celebrate the history of Tinsley, Sheffield’s historic…
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Floating sculpture gets thumbs up from planners

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Scootering Web Editor

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June 18, 2024

A FLOATING sculpture to be created by internationally renowned artist Alex Chinneck for the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal has been granted planning permission. The ambitious new commission will be installed on the Tinsley Flight, close to Tinsley Marina, later this year and is the first time the artist has embarked on a floating artwork. Sculpted…
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