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Title
The Splash: Sir Tom Finney (1922–2014)
Date
2004
Medium
bronze, concrete, brick & Lakeland slate
Measurements
H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H (?) x W 600 x D 800 cm
Accession number
PR1_SB_S010
Work type
Statue
Owner
Preston North End Football Club
Custodian
Preston North End Football Club
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
7th August 2004
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque on the base: The Splash / by Peter Hodgkinson MA (RCA) / Based on an action photograph / that became known as 'The Splash', / of Tom Finney on a waterlogged / Stamford Bridge, which was awarded / Sports Photograph of the year 1956. / The concept to recreate it as a / sculpture / fountain was by Ben Casey.
