"The Steel Man", Hanley
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"The Steel Man", Hanley
Image: © Steven Birks Taken: 13 Nov 1999
Sculptured by Colin Melbourne (head of Sir Henry Doulton Sculpture School) Stainless Steel casting of statue by R. Goodwin and Sons Standing outside the Potteries Museum:- http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/272800 The struggle of the Shelton Bar steelworkers to retain their livelihood became an industrial folk-legend. The plaque on the plinth reads: "I believe in the dignity of labour whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living, but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. This sculpture was created to commemorate the struggle of the Shelton Steel Workers to preserve the future of their works for the community." For more information:- http://www.thepotteries.org/streets/hanley/broad_st/1a.htm
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Image Location
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53.022859
Longitude
-2.178858