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On Thomas Street opposite the end of Oak Street is a large broom and dustpan mounted on stone. This is from George Wyllie and is called New Broom. It serves as a hint to the council to maintain street-cleaning, a frequently ignored quality, and a celebration of "the ordinary working people, who give the area its character and vitality". It was unveiled in 1999 and was commissioned by the Northern Quarter Project and Manchester City Council as part of the public arts program to mark the end of the huge regeneration of the area in the late 1990s. The head of street-cleaning was present at the unveiling. His surname was aptly, Broomhead.