A petition calling for a George Harrison statue to be erected in the town where he lived until his death in 2001 has been launched.
James Lambert, 42, from Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, started the petition to recognise the former Beatle's links to the town.
He said: "He really is an icon in Henley.
"It seems strange that nothing has been created to acknowledge his presence and the work that he did for the town."
Mr Lambert said he envisaged a statue similar to the one of Roosevelt and Churchill sat on a bench on Bonn Street in London.
Harrison, who wrote the hits Something and My Sweet Lord, moved to the town in the 1970s when he bought a large stately home called Friar Park and saved it from demolition.
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1 comment:
Such an honor, and may they do so with considerable respect to Olivia and Dhani Harrison. God bless them both, but I don't think George would like a statue put up of him anywhere. He was that humble. In fact, I think an historical plaque in the area near or at his estate, Friar Park would be more suitable to the family and to his honor. Really, there should be a petition for a plaque instead of a statue.
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