Monument to ... Martian Machines?!

This has got to be one of the strangest monument ever: a sculpture of a Martian invader (a Tripod, actually) in Working Woking, England (H.G. Well's hometown and the area in which the Martian first arrived in his novel War of the Worlds.

Deputy Dog has some awesome pics: http://deputy-dog.com/2008/08/03/horsells-awesome-martian-fighting-machine/

Photo: TzeKing [Flickr]


Is the typo "sculpture of a Martian invader in Working, England" meant to read "...working in England" or "...in Woking, England"?

If it's the former we might be in deep trouble.
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This is a great gallery of covers for the book, over the 100+ years it's been in print. Lots of different tripod designs!
http://drzeus.best.vwh.net/wotw/
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