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The Leicester '''Statue of Liberty''' is a small replica of
==Background==
The statue was the result of a visit to New York in 1919 by the directors of Lennards "Liberty" shoe factory, and originally stood on top of the shoe factory on the way to [[Filbert Street]].<ref>{{cite book | author = Stephen Butt | title = Secret Leicester | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZB2oAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108 | year = 2013 | isbn = 9781445630779 | quote = The idea to place a version of the famous Statue of Liberty on top of a shoe factory in Leicester was a result of a visit to the USA by the directors. Lennard Brothers Ltd was established in 1877 by five brothers}}</ref> The factory was demolished in 2003, but in 2008 the statue was restored near the original location on the western entrance to the Swan Gyratory, a large roundabout making use of two steel bridges across the Soar on the way to the [[King Power Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news| work = BBC | date = 2008-12-18 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7789119.stm | title = Liberty landmark returns to city | quote = A nine-tonne statue removed from Leicester five years ago has been restored at a roundabout close to its original location}}</ref>
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[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:Replicas of the Statue of Liberty]]
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