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Frank Wild - Shackleton's Return

Skelton-in-Cleveland 1873 - Klerksdorp, Transvaal, 1939
Polar explorer; went on five expeditions to Antarctica
(Wikipedia)

William Harling
2016

Skelton-in-Cleveland / Frank Wild - Shackleton's Return

Description

Bust of Frank Wild, who waited 60 days for polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton to return. It was unveiled 29 September 2016 by Anthony Wharton.

Inscription(s)

FRANK WILD: SHACKLETON'S RETURN
by William Harling Dip.A.D., MRBS

Signature

Monogram WH 2016

Sculptor

William Harling (Middlesborough 1946), sculptor from Skelton-in-Cleveland (Website).

Sources & Information

Hidden Teesside, Frank Wild Statue, Antarctic Explorer, Skelton.
Teesside Live, 10 October 2016, Statue unveiled to unsung Teesside explorer 'who wore shorts in Antarctic'.

Locatie (N 54°33'37" - W 0°59'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh204; Photograph: 31 July 2019
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