H.G. Wells - Woking

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Born 21st September 1866
Died 13th August 1946

A plaque at the bottom of the tripod reads:
The Woking Martian by Michael Condron 1998
This sculpture is the artist's interpretation of a "walking engine of great glittering metal".
It celebrates Woking as the birthplace of modern science-fiction and marks the centenary of H.G. Wells first edition of 'The War of the Worlds'.
In this pioneering novel humanity is saved from an overwhelming Martian invasion by earth's smallest creatures, bacteria.
This sculpture was unveiled by the Mayor of Woking , Cllr Mrs Irene K. Mathews, April 1998.

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Crown Square, Woking

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