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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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