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Harold "Dickie" Bird

Harold Dennis Bird, known as Dickie Bird Barnsley 1933
English international cricket umpire
(Wikipedia)

Graham Ibbeson
2009

Description

Bronze statue of 'Dickie Bird' in the classic pose of an umpire, giving a batsman out with a finger in the air.

Inscription(s)

Harold "Dickie" Bird o.b.e.

Signed: [monogram?] 2008

Information Sign

Harold 'Dickie' Bird
Sculpted by Graham Ibbeson
Unveiled on 30th June 2009

Sculptor

Graham Ibbeson, British sculptor from Barnsley (Website).

Sources & Information

Vic Allen, Monumental Oversights: Public sculpture in Yorkshire (Halifax 2019).

Locatie (N 53°33'20" - W 1°29'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh015; Photograph: 31 July 2012
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