Statue of a pelican on the former Pelican Works, 45 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
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Statue of a pelican on the former Pelican Works, 45 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 14 Mar 2015
The logo of T. Wilkinson & Sons, electroplaters, was a pelican and hence this statue of one was placed on the roof of their Pelican Works. The company moved from here about eighty years ago but fortunately the Grade II listed building with its pelican survives. Image
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Image Location
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52.490599
Longitude
-1.909823