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5-570: The Parkway Man , also known locally as "Iron Henry" (even though it represents a steelworker) is a statue located in Bowden Housteads Woods in the Handsworth district of Sheffield , England. The statue is visible from the road, and can be seen by people driving on Sheffield Parkway . The statue can also be viewed using public footpaths in the woods. The statue, made of cast iron and designed by Jason Thomson in 2001, depicts
10-618: A large man, stripped to the waist and wielding a sledgehammer ; it weighs over 3 tonnes and is over 3 metres high. It was originally commissioned by the Sheffield City Council Heritage Woodland Team, as part of a project known as the Fuelling a Revolution project, which was managed by various environmental groups in the area. H.Downs & Sons Ltd. are responsible for designing and casting the statue. This South Yorkshire location article
15-426: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bowden Housteads Woods Bowden Housteads Woods are situated between Darnall and Handsworth , Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England . The woods are encircled by Sheffield Outer Ring Road , Sheffield Parkway and Handsworth Road and are classified as ancient woodlands, having been in existence since the 17th century. The Car Brook flows through
20-660: Is now Handsworth Road (originally Main Road). The 1900 map, however, shows neither of these features. From the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century, part of the woods (now the site of an Asda supermarket) was occupied by the Fisher Son and Sibray Nurseries and the land upon which the adjacent Triangle Estate now stands, was also once part of the woods, and many of its streets are named after types of trees; Larch Hill, Willow Drive, Maple Grove, Alder Lane and Chestnut Avenue. Local miners built an open-air swimming pool in
25-426: The wooded area. Spring brings a carpet of bluebells. The woods are a Local Nature Reserve . The 1853 Ordnance Survey map of the area shows a sandstone quarry within the woods. Many of Handsworth's older buildings were constructed using the yellow sandstone from this quarry and two others in the district. A well ("Shilling Well") is also shown on maps, close to the junction of the woods with Clifton Square and what
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