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Waiting…The Liverpool Carters Working Horse Monument |
Judy Boyt
2010 |
Sculpture of a Liverpool working horse.
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Liverpool Carters Working Horse Monument Fund Commitee
Joe Hartley · Ethel Wooding · Harry Wooding · Jimmy Doran Bobby Sargeant · Norman Taylor · Joe Magee · Rob Ainsworth Sharon Brown · Albert Sargeant · Albert Hilton Paddy Miller · Jimmy Smith · Billy Fitzpatrick "WATING.." The Shaft Horse sculpted by Judy Boyt MA< FRBS, SEA. Castle Fine ABrt Foundry Ltd. |
This monument has been funded through generous public donations and with special thanks to: Liverpool City Council The Lord Mayor of Liverpool 2009-2010, Cllr Mike Storey CBE Lord Bestey KCVO DL · Charles and WH Taylor Ltd. Lynette Fairclough Beardwood · Billy Murphy · Young's Brewery The Duke of Westminster KG CB OBE TD CD DL The Lord Mayor of Liverpool 2008-2009 Cllr Steve Rotherham Christina Spencer, Bibby Line Group · Edward Sharples Trust John Hargreaves, Matalan · The Shire Horse Society of Great Britain |
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"WAITING........." This monument was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Mike Storey CBE 1st of May 2010 to commemorate the Liverpool Carters and their hordes who worked altogether in all weathers for hundreds of years, transporting goods in every direction between the docks and warehouses of Liverpool. |
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For more than 250 years horses were need to move goods throughout Liverpool. At their peak more than 20,000 horses worked in the streets of Liverpool, more than in any other city outside London. The hordes did a vital job throughout both World Wars. Being a carter was one of the best jobs you could have had in our lifetime. Jimmy Doran
It is the boast of Liverpool that the horses employed in the city's industry are the finest in the kingdom, and it is a boast to which it is scarcely possible to take exception. Guidebook to Liverpool, 1914
"It was a skilled job in a way and you couldn't just sent anyone to load a wagon, you know, you'd have to know and learn it from a kid, how to put it on so it wouldn't come off." Paddy Miller
All the family were involved in preparing my father's horse Delightful for the May Parade. Ribbons and fringes had to be shaped and stitched on to the bridle, collar and breeching. Buckles and brights had to be polished and leatherwork blacked. The horses were groomed and shinen then their manes and tails plaigted." Harry Wooding
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Further their is a drawing of a Chain Horse, a Shaft Horse and the wagon with accompanying texts.
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Waiting by Judy Boyt (MA FRBS SEA) This monument commemorates the 250 years service of the working horses of Liverpool. Hauling goods between the docks and warehouses, the horses worked in all weathers. During the Second World War Liverpool carters and their horses ensured the flow of food and fuel through the port. The carters were renowned for their handling skills and the phenomenal weights they hauled. Liverpool horses were considered the best in the land and their contribution to the economy of the city was immense. Members of the Liverpool Retired Carters Association fundraised for 12 years to erect this monument in honour of the Liverpool working horse. It was unveiled by Lord Mayor, Cllr Mike Storey CBE on 1 May 2010. |
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