The Vulcan - the God of Fire and metalwork in Roman mythology - is poised at 200ft in the sky on top of the Town Hall. Once Sheffield's tallest building when it opened in 1897 the Town Hall ...

The Vulcan statue, a tribute to Birmingham’s booming iron and steel industry with a depiction of the Roman god of fire and forge, was created for the city’s exhibition at the 1904 World’s ...

Overlooking the city of Birmingham is a bearded man that pays homage to Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge. The largest cast iron statue in the world, Vulcan is a reminder of the city's iron ...