Public art: Black British History is British History

Artists: Luke Perry and artist Canaan Brown

Location: Soho Loop (Birmingham Canal Navigations Old Mainline) to the east of the Asylum Bridge in Winson Green

Roundhouse to Chance Glassworks Arts Trail

Legacy West Midlands presents Black British History if British History (2023).

Made of Galvanised Steel.

The rear of the sculpture represents important figures and moments from Black British history, spanning from the Roman period to the Second World War.

In the centre is the towering mast of a ship, whose huge sails reads in large print 'BLACK BRITISH HISTORY IS BRITISH HISTORY'.

These sails are representative of the fact that for nearly 1800 years, the sole method of travel to the UK was by sailing ship, with many working in the Merchant and Royal Navy. Maritime coastal communities of Black people arose in busy ports such as Liverpool, Bristol and London, as sailors settled in Britain.

Black British History is British History on the Soho Loop (July 2023). Photography by Elliott Brown