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John Cockerill

Haslingden, Lancashire 1790 - Warsaw 1840
Belgian (born British) entrepreneur. Founder of an ironworks and a mechanical engineering company John Cockerill & Cie.
(Wikipedia)

Armand Cattier
Compagnie des Bronzes (Bruxelles)
1870

Description

Statue of John Cockerill contemplating with his right hand under his chin. At his feet lies a cogwheel and an anvil. The statue stands on a high square pedestal with chamfered corners. At the corners are cast iron statues of various workers from the Seraing industries founded by Cockerill:

Seraing - John Cockerill
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Jacquemin, le houilleur / the coal miner
Beaufort, le mécanicien / the mechanic
Lejeune, le puddleur / the puddler
Lognoul, le forgeron / the blacksmith

At the front of the pedestal is Cockerill's coat of arms: a cross with four roosters, and a rooster standing on top of the shield, with the motto courage to the last. Below this arms is the inscription: JOHN COCKERILL 1790-1840. On the sides of the pedestal the words intelligence and travail were inscribed.

Seraing - John Cockerill

On the back side of the pedestal is an oval portrait medaillon of Hubert Brialmont of with the text:

1807-1885

Hommage
de la
société cockerill
a la mémoire de
Hubert Brialmont
ingenieur en chef
1842-1872

The medaillon is signed: a. cattier and C.ie des Bronzes | Bruxelles

In front of the monument is Cockerill's tombstone.

Signature

Armand CATTIER | 1870.
c^ie des bronzes a bruxelles | directeur alph. verhaeren
the coal miner is signed E^s ZEGUT | TUSEY MEUSE

Sculptor

Armand Cattier (Charleville 1830 - Ixelles 1892), Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

E-monumen.net, Monument à John Cockerill - statue de Cockerill et ensemble - Seraing.
Fontesdart.org, Deux monuments à Cockerill : fonte meusienne et bronze belge!
vzw Statua, Standbeelden.be.

Location (N 50°36'55" - E 5°30'32")

Item Code: belg015; Photograph: 3 May 2015
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