PLANS for a "colossal" piece of public art, a stone's throw from North Solihull, will be on public display later this month.
The Wall of Answered Prayer is a proposal constructed from a million bricks and would be built near the Coleshill Manor site.
The team behind the project argues that the monument would have a similar impact to the Angel of the North, which was erected on Tyneside more than 20 years ago.
It would be visible from both the M6 and M42 motorways, the new HS2 rail link and, overhead, from Birmingham Airport flights.
Under the current timetable, work on "the wall" would start late next year - subject to planning permission being granted - and be completed by 2022.
Richard Gamble, the chief executive of the Wall of Answered Prayer, has spoken of his hopes that the plans will deliver "an iconic" artwork and "landmark of hope".
Although the scale of the structure, which will stand 50 metres high, may meet with local opposition and the developers will no doubt have to satisfy questions about whether such a monument may distract drivers or overshadow its surroundings.
While the artwork would be in close proximity to North Solihull, the application site is just over the border in North Warwickshire and it will be for that council there to consider the proposals.
A public consultation will take place at Kingshurst Evangelical Church on October 31 (from 11am-9pm). Another drop-in session will be held at Coleshill Town Hall on November 1 (the same times).
You can find out more about the scheme on the official website.
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