The Wembley arch seen through the White Horse Bridge above Wembley Staduim station.
The bridge was named after Billy the iconic white horse who, along with his rider Pc George Scorey helped to clear the crowd from the old Wembley pitch at the 1923 cup final between Bolton and West Ham, which was the first to be played at Wembley. The Offical attendance was 126,047 but there are estiamtes of up to 300,000
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FA crest above at Wembley
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side view of the Bobby Moore statue outside Wembley Stadium
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The work, titled The Bobby Moore Sculpture by Jackson, is a twice life size, 20 feet (6.1 m) tall bronze piece. It is located at the end of Wembley Way and weighs around two tons.It was placed in a prominent position high on a plinth on the north side of the stadium, with Moore looking north along the Way, which forms the main pedestrian approach to the stadium, where it can look over arriving fans.
In addition to the statue, the work features on the front of its stone plinth a plaque, depicting the rest of the team, while similarly on the side is mounted a sculpture of an England cap, with "World Championship, Jules Rimet Cup, 1970" written on the peak.
The work also features an inscription composed by Jeff Powell, a football journalist and one of Moore's closest friends. It reads:
Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. First Englishman to raise the World Cup aloft. Favourite son of London's East End. Finest legend of West Ham United. National Treasure. Master of Wembley. Lord of the game. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time.
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Wembley 2011 - FA Trophy Final
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A view of the Bobby Moore statue outside Wembley Stadium
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Moore_Sculpture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Jackson_%28sculptor%29
The work, titled The Bobby Moore Sculpture by Jackson, is a twice life size, 20 feet (6.1 m) tall bronze piece. It is located at the end of Wembley Way and weighs around two tons.It was placed in a prominent position high on a plinth on the north side of the stadium, with Moore looking north along the Way, which forms the main pedestrian approach to the stadium, where it can look over arriving fans.
In addition to the statue, the work features on the front of its stone plinth a plaque, depicting the rest of the team, while similarly on the side is mounted a sculpture of an England cap, with "World Championship, Jules Rimet Cup, 1970" written on the peak.
The work also features an inscription composed by Jeff Powell, a football journalist and one of Moore's closest friends. It reads:
Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. First Englishman to raise the World Cup aloft. Favourite son of London's East End. Finest legend of West Ham United. National Treasure. Master of Wembley. Lord of the game. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time.
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