the beneath the beacon automaton alphabet and trail

The trail brings an alphabet of characters home to Penrith this summer, each with their story to tell. See them come alive in venues across the town from 28 July to 2 September 2018.

The BENEATH THE BEACON trail leaflet and map shown below will guide you around the venues hosting the characters.

Collect the map and History Quest from the EVAN Gallery on Corney Place or join the trail anywhere along the way to get swept up in the stories.

The John Kent, Black Policeman Automaton will be on show at Penrith Railway station in the first week of August. His arrival has been delayed to allow the hordes of Kendal Calling passengers off the train first.

The Beneath the Beacon Trail Map is available from the EVAN Gallery on Corney Place, Penrith.

the AUTOMATON ALPHABET characters

A is for Architect

B is for Bridegroom

C is for Colonel

D is for Defendant

E is for Earl

F is for Formidable Female

G is for Giver

H is for Huckster

I is for Improver

J is for Jovialist

K is for King

L is for Lady

M is for Miser

N is for Nomad

O is for Opportunist

P is for Peeler

Q is for Quack

R is for Romantic

S is for Suffragist

T is for Trickster

U is for Unfortunate

V is for Visionary

W is for Wrestler

X is for eXploder

Y is for Yam Boy

Z is for Zapata man

EVAN Gallery, Corney Place

EVAN Gallery

Penrith Library

N Arnison and Sons

J&J Graham

Beckside Books

Penrith OpShop

EVAN Gallery

Foundry 34

EVAN Gallery

Brunswick Yard

Penrith Railway Station

EVAN Gallery

Penrith and Eden Museum

C&W Herald

EVAN Gallery

Devonshire Arcade

EVAN Gallery

Sidney Bakewell

Video of the automaton based on Colonel Rutherford, a battlefield medic and Longtown's surgeon-doctor.