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Saint Luke

one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an ox or bull, usually having wings
(Wikipedia)

Norbury Upton & Paterson
1880

Description

The building was designed by Henry Summers and completed in 1880. It was the studio and offices of Norbury, Upton & Paterson, architectural carvers. The statue is assumed to be St. Luke by the carvers themselves. The griffin combines the lion and the eagle, the most powerful beasts on land and in air and is used to denote divine power. The winged bull is the symbol of St. Luke.

Liverpool - Saint Luke
Griffin
Winged bull.

Sculptor

Norbury, Upton & Paterson, architectural sculptors of Liverpool.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, St Luke's Art Workshops.
Terry Cavanagh, Public Sculpture of Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 1997, pp. 118-119.
Archiseek, 1882 - St Lukes Art Workshops, Myrtle St., Liverpool/.

Locatie (N 53°24'4" - W 2°58'7") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw114; Photograph: 19 June 2023
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