Colchester's walking woman statue viral in Dull Men's Club

The city’s walking woman statue has been gaining plenty of social media attention after being shared online.

The post, in the Dull Men’s Club on Facebook, which has nearly 400,000 members, has amassed more than 1,000 comments.

Alongside a picture of the statue, the post reads: “Had to take a photo of this very tall lady in Colchester today.

“Can anyone enlighten me to who she is and why she is there?

“I must live in a very dull place as I have encountered some very strange things up here…”

Both statues were unveiled in 2017 (Image: Newsquest)

Many people in the comments were equally as confused about the statue, whilst others took to Google to figure out her background.

The bronze statue of the Walking Woman was officially unveiled outside Fenwick in 2017 by Hugo Fenwick, sculptor Sean Henry alongside councillors Annie Feltham, Tim Young and then mayor Julie Young.

The 7ft Walking Woman was designed by Mr Henry, who regularly has work exhibited across Europe, in London and New York.

It was unveiled in the High Street alongside Man with Cup, who stands on the side of Fenwick.

The Man with Cup statue on the side on Fenwick (Image: Newsquest)

Mr Henry previously said: "These two sculptures, although based on real people, are deliberately anonymous and set out to celebrate our united humanity.

"They will share the public space of the High Street with us and so offer the viewer something to identify with, to ask questions about and hopefully relate to."

The Dull Men’s Club on Facebook has just over 380,000 group members.

A description of the group reads: “As exemplified by our motto, ‘Celebrate the Ordinary’, this is a place for all people who avoid glitz and glam, are not constantly moving on to the next big thing, are not suffering from moreitus. To discuss the joy to be found in everyday, mundane, dull things.”