The Martian Landing
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The Martian Landing
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 1 Mar 2009
This steel sculpture stands on three legs in Chobham Road. It was erected in 1998 to commemorate the centenary of HG Wells' book, "The War of the Worlds", being published. His Martians landed on Horsell Common, just north of Woking.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.32022
Longitude
-0.556905