The Woking Writers’ Collective has enhanced many of
its posts here on the blog and on Twitter with photographs of the sculptures
by Woking-born Sean Henry that are situated around the town. These are now on permanent
display.
Sean Henry with two of his works which are now on display in Henry Plaza at Victoria Place, Woking
Pic: Courtesy Sean Henry
It’s time for The Woking Writers' Collective to fully acknowledge Sean Henry’s impact on Woking
and his fine sculptures, which are crafted in the human form...
One of the sculptures is ‘The Wanderer’, which many
would have seen outside the town-side of Woking railway station. In 2013 he was originally on display in Bad Homburg, Germany. A couple of years later, the statue popped up in Sydney, Australia, before being transported to its current location
here in Woking.
The addition of Sean Henry’s statues to Woking town centre
has given the whole place a cultural feel, complimenting the already popular The
War of the Worlds Martian tripod as depicted in the famous H.G. Wells’
novel, and of course The Lightbox museum along Victoria Way.
The statues have also inspired West Byfleet poet Greg Freeman to put pen to paper, writing a series of back-stories which were published in his 2021 collection, Marples Must Go, under the subtitle, All the Lonely People.
Original photographs by Mal Foster
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