BEXLEY'S controversial 3D fish mosaic has been voted runner-up in one of the country's top awards for public art.

The 25ft tall mosaic of three intertwined fish stands on the roundabout at the entrance to Erith town centre, by the town hall in Bexley Road.

It was named runner-up in this year's Rouse Kent public art awards.

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges chaired by art critic and author Richard Cork.

The Erith Fish, which is loved and hated in equal measure, was commissioned by Bexley Council from mosaic artist Gary Drostle, who lives in Thamesmead.

They will share the £5,000 second prize.

This year's winner was A Score For a Hole in the ground, a giant steel horn in Kings Wood, Challock, near Ashford, which collects water and channels the drips to create music.

Its commissioner and artist will share the £10,000 prize and keep the Rouse Chair for a year.