Lynchwood Seat

LEE MAWBY

Lynchwood Seat

If you don’t live nearby, you have to go out of your way to look for Lynchwood Seat. The Peterborough Environmental City Trust (PECT) commissioned the three identical sculptures called the Lynchwood Seat, which was built by Thomas Deacon Academy students over the summer of 2000 under the guidance of Lee Mawby, a technology teacher. The three sculptures were created with air dried oak and lignum vitae. The matching chairs appear regal and throne-like, as if they were part of an ancient woodland ceremonial, with the oak reflecting the surrounding trees¹. Three identical sculptures in the form of seats make up the Lynchwood Seat.

Lynchwood Seat sat along the greenwheel in Lynch Wood (PE2 6FY), which is a belt of woods. Peterborough’s Green Wheel is a network of routes in and around the city created as part of a Millennium project. The Green Wheel not only contributes to a sustainable transportation system, but it also commemorates over 3000 years of social, cultural, and economic history through a succession of sculptures and colourful explanation boards².

On this page is the most recent photos of Lynchwood Seat, taken in early 2022 from different perspectives. Please get in touch if you have more information on the Lynchwood Seat you would like to share. Thank you.