Statue of Liberty, Leicester
The Leicester mini Statue of Liberty is a small replica of the Statue of Liberty by Joseph Morcom installed at the Soar River bridges in Leicester. The statue was the result of a visit to New York in 1919 by the directors of Lennards 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"