The struggle of the Shelton Bar steelworkers to retain their livelihood became an industrial folk-legend.
The plaque on the plinth reads:
"I believe in the dignity of labour whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living, but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. This sculpture was created to commemorate the struggle of the Shelton Steel Workers to preserve the future of their works for the community."
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== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1="The Steel Man", Hanley Sculptured by Colin Melbourne (head of Sir Henry Doulton Sculpture School)
Stainless Steel casting of statue by R. Goodwin and Sons
Standing outside the Potteries Museum: