Not all statues are a straightforward portrayal of the individual. Below is the statue of Thomas Telford, road engineer. The sculptor, Andre Wallace, has incorporated the figure of Telford in to the name of the new town itself. Thomas Telford leans over the o, top hat in hand and with his coat hung on the d.
The statue, unveiled in 1988, stands outside the council offices in Telford. This new town stands on the A5, the famous road engineered by Telford, and what better way to establish itself than by erecting a statue of the man it is named after.
