Parkway Man

The Parkway Man, also known locally as "Iron Henry" (even though it represents a steelworker)[1] 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.

[2] 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 a large man, stripped to the waist and wielding a sledgehammer; it weighs over 3 tonnes and is over 3 metres high.

[3] 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.