The sculpture, by John McKenna, commemorates the town's mining tradition, and was nicknamed Jigger after Jack "Jigger" Taylor who died when the roof of Walsall Wood pit collapsed in 1951.
The sculpture, by John McKenna, commemorates the town's mining tradition, a competition as run for the official nickname,. The winning name was Jigger after Jack "Jigger" Taylor who died when the roof of Walsall Wood pit collapsed in 1951.