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Massive marble headstone for ‘Traveller King’ Willy Collins has its own QR code to leave comments about his life
It comes amid an ongoing controversy with Sheffield's council over planning permission for the memorial
A MASSIVE marble headstone for a former bare-knuckle boxer now has its own QR code.
Visitors to the 37-ton memorial to traveller Willy Collins — AKA the King of Sheffield - can scan it to read about his life and leave comments.
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Britain’s biggest grave - already at the centre of a planning row — boasts two life-size statues of 6ft 2in Willy, flashing lights and a jukebox.
Widow Kathleen, 51, told The Sun: “Willy would have loved the QR code.
“I want people to know what he did with his life and what he achieved — it keeps his memory alive.
“I’m going to update it with videos and more photos.”
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The dad of nine died in 2020, aged 49.
The council say his monument in Sheffield’s Shiregreen Cemetery was put up without planning permission, while critics branded it an “eyesore”.
Kathleen, who has installed CCTV, hit back: “They are just jealous.”
The family claim they obtained planning permission before erecting the memorial.
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Software developer Wayne Parker, 38, of Cheltenham, who created the QR site, said: “It is a nice thing for family and friends to visit a site to remember loved ones.”
Wayne, who owns My QR Legacy, sells a package for £99.99, with Kathleen one of his first customers.
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