Slipstream
Slipstream is a sculpture by Richard Wilson, created in 2014 for the wholly re-built Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport, London. The large art intervention of aviation relevance was loosely specified, approved and project managed by Mark Davy, founder of the cultural and place-making agency Futurecity for the airport as owner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by Richard Wilson
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heathrow Airport and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station.
Heathrow Airport
Photo: JamesZ Flickr, CC BY 2.0.
Heathrow Airport is the main airport for London, the largest airport in the United Kingdom, and the second busiest in the world in terms of international passenger traffic.
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station
Metro station
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Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 is a London Underground station at Heathrow Airport on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, which serves Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3. Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station is situated 710 feet north of Slipstream.
Heathrow Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station serves Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 at London Heathrow Airport. It is served by Heathrow Express trains direct to central London and Elizabeth line trains that stop at local stations. Heathrow Central railway station is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Slipstream.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sipson and Hatton.
Sipson
Village
Sipson is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, the westernmost borough of Greater London, England. It is 14.3 miles west of Charing Cross and near the north perimeter of London Heathrow Airport.
Hatton
Village
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Hatton including Hatton Cross is a small settlement and locality in the London boroughs of Hillingdon and Hounslow, on the south-eastern edge of London Heathrow Airport and straddling the A30 road.
Bedfont
Suburb
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedfont is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow, approximately 15 miles west of Charing Cross. Originally a distinct village, Bedfont has a large central conservation area around Bedfont Green.
Slipstream
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Hillingdon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46947° or 51° 28′ 10″ northLongitude
-0.45157° or 0° 27′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C3XFG9X+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 554323666OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q16999401
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