Statues - Hither & Thither

They are all celebrated in this site specific sculpture created by John King.
John won an international competition with his proposal which draws on the history of the area, its people and instituitions.
This sculpture was commissioned by the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) with funding f7rom the National Lottery. It was completed in 1998.

1. Arthur Askey – Commedian, attended the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Address label, Arthur Askey.
2. Henry Booth – Merchant and railway pioneer, born on Rodney Street who founded the Liverpool to Manchester railway. Label, Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
3. Jesephne Butler – Pioneer In social welfare. Case inscribed with her initials, JB.
4. Robert Cain – Brewer who built the Philharmonic public house. Robert Cain & Sons label.
5. Anne and Arthur Clough – Champion of women's rights. Anne, and poet Arther, who lived in Rodney Street. Chest inscribed Clough. \
6. Charles Dickens – Lectured and gave readings in the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Name plate Charles Dickens.
7. Dr William Henry Duncan – Liverpool's first Medical Officer of Health lived in Rodney Street and was largely resposible for the Sanitary Act of 1846. Initials WHD on a medical bag.
8. Alan Durband – Active in founding the Everyman Theatre and charismatic English teacher at the Liverpoo Institute High School for Boys. Suitcase labelled Alan Durband, c/o Liverpool Instutute.
9. Hahnemann Hospital – The first homeopathic hospital in Britain, the Hahnemann Building is now part of John Moores University. Package inscribed HH Fragile.
10. Kwok Fong – Known as Uncle Fong, worked to provide help and support to Chinese and Asian crews sailing from Liverpool., Case inscribed UNCLE with Hong Kong hotel label.
11. E Chambre Hardman – Photographer. Box with label marked Camera Equipment, Handle with Care addressed to his home and sudio in Rodney Street.
12. George Harrison – Musician, attended the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Guitar case with label to his childhood home in Speke.
13. June Hanfrey – Originally from Barbados, lectured at Liverpool University and was active in establishing Blackburne House Centre for Women. Case name J. Hanfrey.
14. Sir Robert Jones – Inventor of the X Ray. Case labeled X Ray.
15. John Lennon – Musician, attended the Liverpool College of Art. Package with Customs label from John and Yoko Ono who sent gifts of acorns as a symbol of peace to heads of state around the world.
16. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts – Formerly the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Briefcase labelled LIPA, MFW. This is the brie[f]case belonging to LIPA Founder, Mark Featherstone-Witty, which symbolically held the first £500,000 raised to establish LIPA.
17. The Liverpool Poets – Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Pattern. Package from Penguin Books, addressed to The Liverpool Poets.
18. RJ Lloyd – Linguist and promoter of Esperanto, attended the Liverpool Institute. Suitcase with Geneva shopping label with * his initials, tegether with the place and date of his death.
19. James Martineau – Theologian who lived on Mount Street. Case inscribed JM.
20. Sir Paul McCartney – Musician, attended the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Concorde airflight label to New York attached to replica of his guitar case.
21. Bredan McDermott – Painter and print maker who taught at the Liverpool College of Art. Initials MAC.
22. Sir Malcolm Sargent – Principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra from 1942 to 1963. Instument case labelled Malcolm Sargent, c/o Philharmonic Hall.
23. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott – Architect of the Anglican Cathedral – name plate.
24. Margaret Imey – Tireless social and political activist in support of Liverpool, its people and the area. Assisted in the establishment of Blackburne House Centre for Women. Address label M. Simey, c/o Blackburne House.
25. Stuart Sutcliffe – Artist amd musician, attended the Liverpooi College of Art. Hamburg luggage label.
26. Reverand HH Symunds – Headmaster of the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys and lover of the countryside. Label Founder Member, Friends of the Lake District.
27. Sam Walsh – Artist bom in Wexford and went to art college in Dublin. Taught at the Liverpool College of Art. Name and address plate. Wexford/Dublin rail ticket.