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Canada Boulevard (L3)
(In front of the Cunard Building)

Cunard War Memorial

Arthur Davis & Alfred Bertram Pegram
1921

Description

Roman Doric column with a statue of Victory, depicted as a nude man holding a laurel wreath in his outstretched right arm, with shield and drapery, standing on a ship's prow. The column is decorated with beaks of ships.
It was designed by the architect Arthur Davis and made by the sculptor Henry Pegram.

Inscription(s)

PRO PATRIA
1914-1918
1939-1945

Sculptors

Arthur Davis, British architect.
Alfred Bertram Pegram (London 1895 - 1939), British sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Liverpool.
Terry Cavanagh, Public Sculpture of Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 1997, p. 143-146.
Historic England, Sitesearch.
War Memorials Online, Search engine.

Locatie (N 53°24'17" - W 2°59'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw039; Photograph: 17 June 2023
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