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The Leicester '''Statue of Liberty''' is a small replica of the ''[[Statue of Liberty]]'' by Joseph Morcom installed at the twin [[Soar river]] bridges in [[Leicester]]. 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>Stephen Butt - Secret Leicester |
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[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZB2oAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108 ] 2013 "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>BBC Thursday, 18 December 2008 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7789119.stm Liberty landmark returns to city] "A nine-tonne statue removed from Leicester five years ago has been restored at a roundabout close to its original location"</ref> |
[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZB2oAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108 ] 2013 "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>BBC Thursday, 18 December 2008 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7789119.stm Liberty landmark returns to city] "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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Revision as of 10:09, 24 December 2018
The Leicester Statue of Liberty is a small replica of the Statue of Liberty by Joseph Morcom installed at the twin Soar river bridges in Leicester. 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.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ Stephen Butt - Secret Leicester [1] 2013 "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"
- ^ BBC Thursday, 18 December 2008 Liberty landmark returns to city "A nine-tonne statue removed from Leicester five years ago has been restored at a roundabout close to its original location"