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10 foot high fibreglass statue of a gorilla above the flat roof of JJ's Flooring Services in Stirchley, Birmingham. Evokes memories back to the 1972 King Kong statue that used to be here.
Public art: Stirchley Gorilla
Designer: Unknown, but it was made at a factory in the Philippines who makes King Kong statues for film and TV
A 10 foot high fibreglass statue of a gorilla on the roof of a flooring company in Stirchley, Birmingham. It has been on the roof since 2015.
It evokes memories of the King Kong statue that was at the old Bull Ring in 1972 (it's moved around the country in the decades since).
Where? J J's Flooring Services, 1428-1430 Pershore Rod, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2PH
Stirchley Gorilla on the Pershore Road (March 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown
Stirchley Gorilla on the Pershore Road (December 2015). Photography by Elliott Brown
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