Caldecotte Park and the Sir Frank Whittle Memorial Sculpture.
A commemorative sculpture to celebrate the achievements of Sir Frank Whittle the “father of the jet engine” at Chestnut Fields in Rugby.
The 4.8 metre high bronze, created by sculptor Stephen Broadbent, is a visionary piece. The artist sourced his inspiration from paintings by Rod Lovesey, which depict Frank Whittle in 1937 testing the prototype jet engine at the British Thompson-Houston factory in Rugby.