The 30-foot phallus which appeared on Bath’s Royal Crescent’s lower lawn earlier this month has been removed, but many are not keen on how it was done.
The giant rectangle of earth at the Royal Crescent | Photo © John Wimperis
There is now a large rectangle of grass-seeded earth cut out of the grass around where the member had been. But the job has not impressed everyone.
Students Harry, Evie, and Charlie were enjoying some time at the Royal Crescent on a Sunday afternoon.
Evie said: “I’d rather there be a penis than a massive patch of dirt.”
But Charlie added: “It’s still sort of there though. You can still see the outline”
Weighing up the benefits of the act of vigilante gardening, Harry said: “I think student crowds would enjoy it more if there’s a penis. I don’t know about tourists.”
But Sarah and Kevin had come from Devon to Bath for the weekend, and Sarah said she thought it had been “brilliant.”
She said: “I thought it was perfectly appropriate for the time, and it was absolutely hilarious.”
The appendage appeared on the morning of 4th May, as the city headed to vote in the local elections, and just two days before a party to celebrate the coronation of the new king was set to happen on the lawn.
Commenting on the giant rectangle of earth, Sarah said: “I think they have probably brought more attention to it now.”
Kevin added that it would grow back, saying: “It just needs a bit more rain.”
Chloe and Lewis were visiting Bath for the weekend from Nottingham. Chloe said: “They probably could have done a better job of covering it properly. They have probably mowed it to the extent that it’s ruined the grass and it’s died, so that’s why they’ve put grass seed there.”
Lewis added: “Hopefully in a few weeks it will look fine.”
The Royal Crescent is arguably Bath’s most iconic location, with people paying Bath and North East Somerset Council £4,429 to hire the lawn out for events.
The council was contacted for comment.
John Wimperis, Local Democracy Reporter
