Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE
Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE

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A life-size figure of Ken Dodd, one of Liverpool's greatest entertainers, holding his signature tickling stick. The artwork is part of a larger work called 'Chance Meeting' which also includes a statue of the Liverpool MP Bessie Braddock.
Title

Chance Meeting: Ken Dodd (1927–2018), OBE

Date

2009

Medium

bronze

Accession number

L1_MH_S229

Acquisition method

commissioned by Merseytravel 

Work type

Statue

Owner

Merseytravel 

Custodian

Merseytravel 

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

June 2009

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plaque: “CHANCE MEETING” / THESE SCULPTURES WERE INSPIRED BY TWO LEGENDARY LIVERPUDLIANS / KEN DODD O.B.E. / ONE OF LIVERPOOL’S GREATEST ENTERTAINERS, BRINGING LAUGHTER / AND JOY TO MILLIONS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. / BESSIE BRAFDDOCK M.P. 1899 – 1970 / LABOUR MP FOR Liverpool EXCHANGE FOR OVER 24 YEARS. / SHE CAMPAIGNED TIRELESSLY TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS FOR / HER CONSTITUENTS, AWARDED THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY IN 1979. / UNVEILED BY KEN DODD IN JUNE 2009 / SCULPTOR TOM MURPHY

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Located at

Lime Street Station, Lime Street, Merseyside

L1 1JD

Located inside Lime Street Station, on the site of the former Virgin Trains welcome lounge on the main concourse.