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Title
Joe Darby Obelisk
Medium
galvanised steel
Measurements
H 65 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 280 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
DY2_RA_S022
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Inner Areas Urban Partnership programme
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
29th November 1991
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the front of the pedestal on apalque: JOSEPH / DARBY / CHAMPION JUMPER / OF THE WORLD
Halesowen Road, Netherton
DY2 0LY
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