Broken memorial removed for repairs
Thursday 29th October 2009, 7:19AM GMT.
The damaged mining memorial on Granville Roundabout is removed for repairs
A sculpture destroyed by a 14-tonne lorry was carefully removed from a roundabout in Telford today.
The memorial to Telford’s miners has stood on Granville Roundabout in Donnington for the last 12 years.
Earlier today the remains of the sculpture were removed and transported to a workshop at Ironbridge Power Station so experts can access the extent of the damage.
The iron sculpture depicting a miner with a pony and cart was initially sited at Granville Country Park. It was created by Madeley artist Gerry Foxall, 72, who spent months making the memorial. On Monday morning the sculpture was destroyed when a lorry drove onto the island and ploughed straight into the 20-year-old piece of art.
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