The Eastleigh Railwayman
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Eastleigh Railwayman by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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The Eastleigh Railwayman
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 31 May 2017
Unveiled on 8 April 1995 by the mayor, Cllr Bobbie Jones, the Railway Man statue by sculptor Jill Tweed, was the town's first major piece of public art and forms the centrepiece of the Leigh Road pedestrian precinct. It depicts a skilled railway worker of the 1930s to celebrate Eastleigh's heritage as a railway town and the many people who worked at the Eastleigh Railway Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastleigh_Works .
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Image Location
Latitude
50.969346
Longitude
-1.353102