L I V E R P O O L
MARITIME MERCANTILE CITY
WORLD HERITAGE SITE
SCULPTURES OF THE CULTURAL QUARTER

 

Triton lamp bearers
These flank all the public entrances to St George’s Hall.
Designer: Charles Robert Cockerell
Sculptor: William Grinsell Nicholl
Portland and Huddlestone Limestone
 
Twelve panels opposite Lime Street
The six panels on the right represent national prosperity. Liverpool was at this time without rival, the leading sea port of the British Empire.
Sculptors: Charles John Allen, Conrad Dressler and Thomas Stirling Lee
Istrian stone 1901
 
The group of six on the left hand tells the story of the progress of Justice, reflecting the legal function of the building itself.
Sculptor: Thomas Stirling Lee
Istrian stone 1894
An equestrian statue of Queen Victoria,
portrayed as a young woman. She rides side-saddle, wearing half-military uniform. Sculptor: Thomas Thorneycroft
Bronze 1870

 

Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881
Statesman, author and twice Prime Minister. He was raised to the House of Lords in 1875 as the Earl of Beaconsfield.
Sculptor: Charles Bell Birch
Bronze 1883

 
Four recumbent lions
Designer: Charles Robert Cockerell
Carved by: William Grinsell Nicholl
Sandstone 1855

 

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