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Cheshire North West England Northgate Street |
A Celebration of Chester |
Stephen Broadbent
Pangolin Editions (Chalford - Gloucestershire) 1992 |
Sculpture of 5 m high, consisting o"f three large figurative shapes, each reflective of an aspect of the city's or citizen's life." (quotes from the Broadbent Studio Website).
 Protection, "evokes the enfolding city walls and the civic responsibility to protect the individual and similarly the individuals responsibility to the community. The figure appropriately looks towards the Town Hall." |
 Industry, "Its spiralling form bends towards the ground, suggestive of each persons need to work and be creative, adding to the health and wealth of the city. This figure inclines to the main shopping area.Celebration of Chester |
 Thanksgiving, "effectively protected by the other two figures. It looks toward the cathedral and symbolises the spiritual life of the individual and of the community and of freedom of expression." |
 a celebration of chester whose city walls wake secure the freedom to work and worship. |
 protection. a celebration of chester by sculptor stephen broadbent. unveiled by the right worshipful the lord mayor of the city of chester councillor john randall on 21st september 1992 |
 industry commissioned through the partnership of chester city council the dean of chester cathedral and capital bank symbolising thanksgiving protection and industry the sculpture unites three important aspects of the city and its people reflecting both the personal and corporate life of the city. |
 thanksgiving a celebration of chester unveiled in 1992 as part of the 900th anniversary celebrations of chester cathedral pangolin editions foundry |
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