Cliff Ton 9,047 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 "...1,500 GBP was raised by public subscription for a statue dedicated to Samuel Morley. Made by sculptor Harvard Thomas of Chelsea, it was unveiled in Theatre Square in October 1888. This statue was broken in Dec. 1926 whilst being moved to a new site at the entrance to the Aboretum. It was replaced by the bust by Joseph Else in Dec.1928..." ....who eventually got a pub named after him.I'd wondered where it came from, even if the neon wasn't working properly when Streetview went by. http://goo.gl/maps/Vs4Iy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 229 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Joseph Else is more renowned as the sculptor of the Slab Square Lions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,047 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 So I suppose you could say they were something Else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,571 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Unveiling of QV in 1905, no health & safety required, just climb on the roof, take you dog    2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,188 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 I was about to ask this question. I felt sure there was at one time a statue of queen Victoria near slab square. Now I know. I'd forgotten that it had been taken to the embankment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,431 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 I do remember seeing the Queen Victoria statue by the Old Market Square at the bottom of Market St. I was surprised to discover that It was moved to the embankment in 1953. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 14,098 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Â I thought it was in front of the 'Theatre Royal''Â at one time ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 6,754 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 The old girl gets around doesn’t she! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 14,098 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Â I thought it was in front of the 'Theatre Royal''Â at one time ? Think she was looking for the love of her life......Prince Albert.......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,431 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 She was unveiled In the Old Market Square in 1905 and removed to the Embankment in 1953. There is no record of the statue being in front of the Theatre Royal. The statue once in Theatre Square was of Samuel Morley, the MP and knitwear manufacturer. I think that was moved to the Arboretum. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 14,098 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Thanks for that Phil.........i thought i'd seen her statue on a photo near the theatre ..obviously got it wrong........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,431 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 The mind can play strange tricks when you've had a few! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,502 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 OH!!!!! one can dream phil just half a larger in one of our city pubs will do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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