And how could you not smile at the 10ft (3.04m) high, two-tonne cockerel welcoming you to Dorking?

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Talks are under way for a permanent display of the cockerel, possibly at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester.

BBC: Cirencester Roman cockerel 'best find' in 40 years

German artist Katharina Fritsch's idea of a huge cockerel in ultramarine blue is aimed at injecting colour into the square.

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The cockerel was found during excavation work at the former Bridges Garage site on Tetbury Road in Cirencester - once the second largest town in Roman Britain.

BBC: Cirencester Roman cockerel 'best find' in 40 years

The police assisted the RSPCA with a three-day operation in January 2012 and removed 29 dogs, 13 horses and a number of chickens, goats, cats, ducks and a cockerel from the rescue centre, where the family lives.

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