FletcherFamilyAston
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Hi Vivienne14,Was Nelson's statue moved across the road? I thought it stood by the pedestrian ramp into the Bull Ring. Viv.
Have just joined and picked up your comment on Nelsons move! Yes, he has moved.
When the Bull Ring was originally designed in the 1960s my Dad was a part of the team. At the time Nelson was destined for an out of town park or scrap as he was politically out of fashion together with Queen Victoria. Some of the design team insisted on his remaining, and put up a plinth for him, also because that exact spot marked the centre of the old Bull Ring market. The spot was known as speakers corner and was where people like Mum and Dad used to met in their youth. In time that spot fell into disuse and when the Bull Ring was upgraded again in recent years Nelson moved to his new spot and he looks great. Nelson knew a thing or two about moving around so I guess he would not have had a problem with being moved again.
Hope this is of interest.
Kind regards