Poppy - by Tom Merrifield...........

...........seen in a corner near Basingstoke shopping Centre today............

Churchill Way, 1996

Designed by the internationally acclaimed sculptor of bronze, Tom Merrifield, this figure of a ballet dancer was purchased by the Borough Council. Drawing on his training as a classical ballet dancer, and his technical knowledge of dance, the artist has captured the grace and poise of his subject. The statue was cast at the Morris Singer Foundry in Basingstoke and is situated outside The Anvil.