A male standing figure wearing high-collared cloak, with left arm flexed, hand clenched and index finger touching the lapel of the cloak. The right arm is outstretched as if to protect child kneeling on right-hand side. The child is looking up at Owen. A memorial was considered by Owen's followers soon after his death and a fund was set up. However, the preferred location of Newtown was opposed by the town fathers on account of Owen's atheism. It was not until 1950 that a committee was formed in Newtown to erect a statue. In March 1951 Gilbert Bayes was commissioned for the work. The committee persuaded the Co-operative Union to back the project and by October 1954 sufficient funds had been raised to commission work on the statue which was completed by January 1956.