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Bridlington
East Riding of Yorkshire
Yorkshire & Humberside

Kirkgate / Baylegate

John Sawdon

1861 - 1910
English politician, mayor of Bridlington

artist unknown
1912

Description

Marble bust of Sawdon.

Inscription(s)

1861-1910

erected
by public subscription
to the memory
of
alderman
JOHN SAWDON
Mayor of Bridlington
1905-6 1906-7 1907-8
who devoted 25 years
to public service
in the borough and on
the county council

unveiled
by
sir ALEXANDER
MACDONALD
of the isles.
—
28^th march 1912.
—

HE WAS
Chairman of the Sanitary
Committee of the
Borough of Bridlington
for 16 years.
and of teh Cemetery
committee for 5 years.
and of the Borough Education
committee for 3 years.
Also a member of the following
Public Bodies.
the Lords feoffees,
the Charity trustees,
the Governors of the
Grammar school,
the Governors of the girls
High School.

HE WAS ALSO
Chairman of the Sanitary
Committee of the
East Riding County Council.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Historic England, Memorial Drinking Fountain.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 29 March 1912 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 54°5'35" - W 0°12'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh221; Photograph: 1 August 2019
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