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Wote Street Willy is a statue widely mistaken for a private part

Wote Street Willy is a statue widely mistaken for a private part
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The story behind the "Wote Street Willy": Basingstoke's £25,000 9ft statue


History of the Wote Street Willy - how much it cost, when it was erected and which famous singer wanted to touch it
IT HAS been the source of much humour in Basingstoke for more than 25 years, and prompted a famous classical singer to say as soon as she saw it “I wanted to touch it”.
But do you know the history of the so-called Wote Street Willy, and how it came to be in Basingstoke?
Believe it or not, the nine-foot hight granite stone sculpture actually depicts a mother crouching protectively over her child, praying.
It was erected in 1994, standing on the site of an ancient Basingstoke church, which is why it was given the official name the Church Stone. ....

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