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    George Dawson Statue And Busts

    Some of the George Dawson sculptures I've seen in Birmingham over the years. I saw this bust of George Dawson in the Shakespeare Memorial Room at the Library of Birmingham. Near it was this description: During 2016 on the 400th Anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the bust...
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    Auchinleck statue

    I had a wonder through the Five Ways Shopping Centre (or what is left of it) and I saw this statue through the windows of the closed entrance to Auchinleck House. The statue in Auchinleck Square is not accessible by the general public (blocked off). I saw it through here
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    Joseph Sturge Statue

    There was a Carl Chinn article today about Joseph Sturge. About how he fought for the rights for slaves. Carl Chinn - Fighting for the right of slaves by ell brown, on Flickr
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    Statue of Queen Victoria

    The statue of Queen Victoria will be restored to it's former glory. Found this article about the missing sceptre Queen Victoria statue in Birmingham City Centre returned to former glory after 20 years Think they got the recasting year wrong - not 1958, but 1951.
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