Peter Luty
Artist & Printmaker
Thames Barrier £205 framed / £150 unframed
Woolwich Reach, London
1970? - 1982
GLC / Rendell Palmer & Tritton
594 x 265 mm. Woodcut on MDF
Edition of 100
Operational in 1982, the ten steel gates are raised to protect London from flooding caused by tidal surges. In the background are the Millennium Dome and the towers at Canary Wharf.