Bronze Bell / Tal-y-Bont Wreck - The Last Haul

3D Model

Marble scupture call “The Last Haul” - made with marbel block recovered from the TAL-Y-BONT WRECK, also known as BRONZE BELL WRECK. This site is designated as a Historic Wreck under the Protections of Wrecks Act 1973. Diving or any interference including filming, survey and excavation within the protected area of a designated wreck is a criminal offence unless a license has first been obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government.

The sculpture is now housed outside the Ty Gwyn museum in Barmouth. It was commissioned by the Council as part of the millenium celebrations in 1999/2000. It was crafted by a local artist named Frank Cocksey and shows 3 generations of fishermen hauling in their nets.

More info here: https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/1015/details/tal-y-bont-wreck-bronze-bell-wreck

Photogrammetry of the sculpture was undertaken by InDepth Photography, MADU and the Nautical Archaeology Society, with funding provided by Cadw.