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Welford Place

John Biggs

1801-1871
hosiery manufacturer and philanthropist, Mayor of Leicester

George Anderson Lawson
1873 (1930)

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

JOHN BIGGS
1801 — 1871

Signature

geo. a. lawson sc. 1871 / renovated and cast from original marble 1930 / by j.h. morcom

Annotation

The statue in Sicilian marble was unveiled on 15 April 1873 by the sculptor, George Anderson Lawson. By 1928, the original statue had decayed and was in a ruinous condition, and a replacement in bronze was erected on 10 December 1930.

Sculptor

George Anderson Lawson (Edinburgh 1832 - ... 1904), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Leicester City Council, Statues and Sculpture.

Locatie (N 52°37'54" - W 1°8'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbem013; Photograph: 25 October 2009
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