Iron Duke

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Iron DukeThe Iron Duke sculpture was unveiled at Hanger Lane in early October. This is a piece of public art sponsored by TfL, with a financial contribution from Ealing Common Ward forum, as part of the Hanger Lane Bridges replacement project. The sculpture was the winning entry for a competition launched by Ealing Arts + Leisure and was created by South London artist Michael Sinclair and fabricated by Julian Raffe, a specialist blacksmith from Sussex. The Iron Duke was one of the first broad gauge locomotives employed on Brunel’s Great Western Railway and would have regularly passed on the mainline underneath the bridges. The project was managed by John Hummerston, chairman of the arts group on behalf of Ealing Civic Society and two residents’ associations.