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Joseph Sturge Statue

My photos of the Sturge statue

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Joseph Sturge statue by ell brown, on Flickr

View with the Marriott Hotel


Joseph Sturge statue outside the Marriott Hotel - Five Ways, Birmingham in Five Ways by ell brown, on Flickr

Side statues: Charity


Joseph Sturge statue - Charity - woman and children by ell brown, on Flickr

Peace


Joseph Sturge statue by ell brown, on Flickr

Plaque


Joseph Sturge statue - plaque by ell brown, on Flickr

Information sign


Joseph Sturge statue - info board by ell brown, on Flickr
 
Thanks Brian.

The Chinn article mentions that Carl Chinn hopes that links are established between Birmingham and both Sturge Town and the Parish of St Ann in Jamaica. Especially since the Olympic Jamaican team will be based here next year.

One of the first Birmingham statues I took pics of a couple of years ago.

One of the photos in Chinn's article shows the old Lloyds Bank and Clocktower
 
The statue of Joseph Sturge has been moved many times to make way for traffic schemes. It once stood in a small park and, during WWII was encased in brick to protect it from wartime damage. The photograph of the bricked-up statue was taken in October 1940 by a refugee, Mr Schmutnig, who was apparently prohibited from taking pictures and so required the company of a Mr Ashmore. It was given as a gift to the Misses Amy, Millicent and Evelyn Sturge, Birmingham residents.

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thanks geoff...would think most of all those buildings have gone now a lot of them look really lovely...i am trying to pin point on todays view ...would you know what that large complex on the right was..was it social housing or maybe a hospital..sorry im not very well up on that side of town...

lyn
 
They are residential apartments with the grand name of "Calthorpe Mansions" .... they're still there.
For a short while in the 1980s I lived in the adjacent Cropthorne Court, that fronts onto Calthorpe Road. I suspect it was built at the same time as Calthorpe Mansions. It had a wonderful antique lift with the old-style hand-operated metal gates.
 
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Astoness said:
its a fine statue stokkie lets hope it wont be long before we can see it again

lyn
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Stokkie said:
I understand that the Joseph Sturge statue is currently being conserved:
https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/stories/conservation-of-joseph-sturge-part-one
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Delighted to hear that Joseph is to be cleaned. The last effort was in 2007 when the Civic Society, the Council and the Family worked together "to give Joseph a hand" - his left hand was missing. We had a grand day when the statue was rededicated, with mayoral, Montserrat Association and family speeches plus a steel band! This was followed by the unveiling of the blue plaque at his homesite and lunch at the Council House. A souvenir of the day was the Civic Society's production of a model of the statue (this copy is now in Sturge Town, Jamaica.)
 

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