Triple

T9136926

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Thomas Heatherwick	`E219226`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester B of the Bang was a striking, spike-covered public sculpture in Manchester, designed by Thomas Heatherwick to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games and noted for both its ambitious engineering and subsequent structural problems.	`E780113`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester | Statement: [Thomas Heatherwick, notableWork, B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester
Context triple: [Thomas Heatherwick, notableWork, B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester]

A. Peterloo Memorial in Manchester
The Peterloo Memorial in Manchester is a public monument commemorating the victims and legacy of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, symbolizing the struggle for democratic rights and political reform in Britain.
B. The Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is a large contemporary steel sculpture by Antony Gormley, renowned as one of the most iconic public artworks in northern England.
C. Exchange Square, Manchester
Exchange Square in Manchester is a central public space and shopping area in the city centre, known for its modern redevelopment and proximity to major retail and historic buildings.
D. Statue of John Bright (Manchester)
The Statue of John Bright in Manchester is a public monument honoring the influential 19th-century British Radical and Liberal statesman, renowned for his advocacy of free trade and parliamentary reform.
E. Statue of Oliver Heywood (Manchester)
The Statue of Oliver Heywood in Manchester is a public monument honoring the 19th-century banker and philanthropist known for his extensive charitable work in the city.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester
Triple: [Thomas Heatherwick, notableWork, B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester]

Generated description

B of the Bang was a striking, spike-covered public sculpture in Manchester, designed by Thomas Heatherwick to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games and noted for both its ambitious engineering and subsequent structural problems.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: B of the Bang sculpture, Manchester
Target entity description: B of the Bang was a striking, spike-covered public sculpture in Manchester, designed by Thomas Heatherwick to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games and noted for both its ambitious engineering and subsequent structural problems.

A. Peterloo Memorial in Manchester
The Peterloo Memorial in Manchester is a public monument commemorating the victims and legacy of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, symbolizing the struggle for democratic rights and political reform in Britain.
B. The Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is a large contemporary steel sculpture by Antony Gormley, renowned as one of the most iconic public artworks in northern England.
C. Exchange Square, Manchester
Exchange Square in Manchester is a central public space and shopping area in the city centre, known for its modern redevelopment and proximity to major retail and historic buildings.
D. Statue of John Bright (Manchester)
The Statue of John Bright in Manchester is a public monument honoring the influential 19th-century British Radical and Liberal statesman, renowned for his advocacy of free trade and parliamentary reform.
E. Statue of Oliver Heywood (Manchester)
The Statue of Oliver Heywood in Manchester is a public monument honoring the 19th-century banker and philanthropist known for his extensive charitable work in the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69ca83e012288190a5771058adbaabd2`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cca8e1dc208190aafe501374ffe65c`	completed	April 1, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d047fb3c148190b2e1a19d4f76b550`	completed	April 3, 2026, 11:06 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d049aab8a881909d55bea9d457818f`	completed	April 3, 2026, 11:13 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d04a037ec48190abf97b518d1efab7`	completed	April 3, 2026, 11:15 p.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:19 p.m.