Fish Swallowing Bird (when viewed from the correct angle) was designed by Mick Thacker and erected in September 2005.
It stands on the site where Dodshons Fountain was located between the opening of the park in 1893 and 1994
Fish Swallowing Bird, Ropner Park, Stockton
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I wonder if this is inspired by the supposed duck-eating pike in the pond?
Don’t no about bird eating pike but ther is a very large eel in ther caught it myself !
Cycled past it many times and wondered what it depicted; now I know!