1990 BBC report: taking a book out of the library

sculptureRadio Solent presenter Katie Martin recently posted a South Today video report from 1990 onto Facebook, about the unveiling of the well-known statue on Bitterne Road West of a woman – literally – taking a book out of Cobbett Road Library. It features interviews with the subject, Dot Winteridge, and others who were there on the day. Click here to view the video on Facebook.

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