Cat #02

Date installed: 2011

Appearance: A ginger cat wearing an eyepatch

Origins: Modelled on a cat called Gordon, who used to wear an eyepatch to prevent infections. Gordon owned Helen Meek, who wrote about Gordon in a York Press article in 2013. Helen won a competition organised by York Glass Ltd with a model of her cat as the prize. Sculpted by Eoghan Bridge.

Companions: To our knowledge, Gordon is the only cat sculpture on Stonegate.

Visibility: High

Location: Above a doorway on the left hand side of Stonegate as you walk towards St Helen's Square.

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