Public art: Black Sabbath Bench

Designer: Tarek Abdelkawi

This steel bench was forged in the city and is inscribed: “Geezer. Ozzy. Tony. Bill. Made in Birmingham 1968”. It was the brainchild of super-fan Mohammed Osam. 

Where? Broad Street at Gas Street on the Black Sabbath Bridge.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Black Sabbath bench - timeline

Installed in the summer of 2019.

Photography by Elliott Brown

Then was gone by the autumn of 2019 for the Westside Metro extension to Hagley Road.

Photography by Elliott Brown
 

Returned by winter 2020-21.

Photography by Elliott Brown

Was an attempt to clean it in summer 2023.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

In February 2024, the sculptures were removed for a complete restoration.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Returned in late March 2024, all nice and clean. Next to 'Made in Birmingham' they added '1968'.

Photography by Elliott Brown

Photography by Daniel Sturley.