Spitfire Island
Situated near the Jaguar Factory at Castle Bromwich is the Sentinel Spitfire sculpture which was designed by Tim Tolkien, grandson of J.R.Tolkien. Not far from Fort Dunlop and with its distinctive shape representing spitfire aircraft in flight, the sculpture is a well known landmark on this busy highway.

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