Tribute to city's most famous literary writer

A statue of Arnold Bennett has been erected in Stoke-On-Trent. Credit: ITV News Central

A statue has been unveiled in Stoke-on-Trent earlier today to mark the city's most famous literary writer's 150th birthday.

The two-metre-high bronze sculpture of Arnold Bennett was revealed to the public to celebrate the novelist and playwright.

He was best known for his Clayhanger series and The Card, which drew on his experience of life in the Potteries.

It comes as Stoke-on-Trent is bidding to be the UK city of culture for 2021.

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