Tacitus
master brummie
Hi Folks,
I'm not sure how many people have noticed - but 2009 is the bi-centenary year of the Nelson statue in the Bull Ring. It was unveiled on 25th October 1809.
The statue has various claims to fame. It was the very first public statue in Birmingham and also the first statue of Nelson erected in the United Kingdom.
But just as important - for most of those 200 years it was at the very heart of Birmingham life.
The Trafalgar Day service/parade at the statue is a well established event and by a perfect coincidence this year it coincides exactly with the anniversary of the unveiling i.e. Sunday 25th October.
We are already planning some special events and commemorative activities which hopefully will be of interest to forum members. I will use this thread to keep you appraised of things as they start to come together.
In the meantime I have just made another post in the "Pictures" section to see if I can track down a couple of images that I would like to use in an exhibition in the Central Library.
Here's hoping we can give the statue a 200th birthday party to remember!!
T
I'm not sure how many people have noticed - but 2009 is the bi-centenary year of the Nelson statue in the Bull Ring. It was unveiled on 25th October 1809.
The statue has various claims to fame. It was the very first public statue in Birmingham and also the first statue of Nelson erected in the United Kingdom.
But just as important - for most of those 200 years it was at the very heart of Birmingham life.
The Trafalgar Day service/parade at the statue is a well established event and by a perfect coincidence this year it coincides exactly with the anniversary of the unveiling i.e. Sunday 25th October.
We are already planning some special events and commemorative activities which hopefully will be of interest to forum members. I will use this thread to keep you appraised of things as they start to come together.
In the meantime I have just made another post in the "Pictures" section to see if I can track down a couple of images that I would like to use in an exhibition in the Central Library.
Here's hoping we can give the statue a 200th birthday party to remember!!
T