This statue standing in Dortmund Square, Leeds, Yorkshire is The Drayman.
The city of Dortmund in Germany was twinned with Leeds in West Yorkshire in 1970 and to mark the 10th year of twinning the people of Dortmund presented to Leeds the bronze statue of the Dortmund Drayman which now stand in the square. This statue is now one of the most famous public statues in the city of Leeds and the sculptor was Arthur Shulze-Engels.
Dortmund Square Lies between The Headrow, Leeds and the entrance to the St John's Shopping Centre.
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Irecognise the statue but I never knew this was called Dortmund Square - as always, you are a fount of interesting information.
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