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Title
James Brindley (1716–1772)
Date
1990
Medium
bronze & stone
Measurements
Plinth: H 180 x W 100 x D 100 cm
Accession number
ST1_IB_S006
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Brindley Committee
Work type
Statue
Owner
Stoke on Trent City Council
Custodian
Stoke on Trent City Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
20th July 1990
Access
at all times
Inscription description
front of plinth: JAMES / BRINDLEY / CANAL ENGINEER / 1716-1772 / UNVEILED BY / LORD HESKETH / UNDER SECRETARY / OF STATE / FOR THE / ENVIRONMENT / 20TH JULY 1990; around base of plinth, from front: THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED BY THE / BRINDLEY COMMITTEE / GUY BANKS. BILL COSTELLO. / VERA ROWLEY. JOHN SUTTON. DAVID SALT. / BRIAN KEELING. GORDON MYATT. PAT OSBORN; on back of plinth: SCULPTOR / COLIN MELBOURNE / ON BEHALF OF THE CALDON CANAL / SOCIETY / THE STOKE-ON-TRENT BOAT CLUB / THE INLAND WATERWAYS / ASSOCIATION. / THE TRENT AND MERSEY / CANAL SOCIETY / THE CITY OF / STOKE-ON-TRENT / AND BRITISH WATERWAYS
