Giants in Dorchester - Caroline Moore
Caroline is a very proper Victorian
lady. She is dressed in a fashion seen in Dorchester soon after the middle
of the nineteenth century, though her flower bedecked bonnet has a smaller
brim than was usual. The designs were extrapolated from costumes in the
collection of the Dorset County Museum. She carries an umbrella in her
right hand, and a book in her left. She must be a quick reader as the book
changes frequently and she is rarely seen with the same volume twice.
Usually the subject of the book relates somehow to the place, or the event
in which she is involved.
Caroline is based on a tubular aluminium frame. She is free standing, and
is 10' 8" tall (3·36m); when moving she is about 11' 5" tall (3·49m). Her
torso is an upholstered aluminium lattice-work. She is carried by means of
an adjustable lifting frame. this means that she can be carried by porters
of widely varying heights. She weighs a little over six stones (38kg) and
can occasionally be carried by the female members of the group.
She was created in 1992 to replace Lilbet Large who was nearing the end of
her useful life. Early in her career Caroline was blown over by a gust of
wind and received damage to the back of her head. Luckily this proved
repairable and she was back on her feet within a month.
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