Swindon Siren

Britain doesn't have many statues of females but one that stands proud is Diana Dors. The statue is located fittingly outside the cinema at Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon. Swindon by the way has reportedly the largest amount of cinema screens per person in the U.K.

In 1991, John Clinch was commissioned to make a bronze figure of Swindon's most famous daughter, Diana Dors. Clinch decided to accentuate her glamour, with Diana here in a startling dress. Not long ago, the statue was showing signs of disrepair and the council were thinking of scrapping it but Diana's devoted fans clubbed together to save it, and rightly so.

I have always found the face quite funny but recreating Diana's beauty on a metal statue is no easy thing I'm sure!