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Title
The Crossing
Date
2001
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 240 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
HU1_DW_S007
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Sea Trek Foundation of America
Work type
Statue
Owner
Hull City Council
Custodian
Hull City Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
stamped by Toledo Bronzeworks 2001 2 / 8 "signature"
Inscription description
plaque 1: Neil Hadlock's sculpture depicts a family from Northern / Europe having left ship before continuing to Paragon / Station then by train to Liverpool then by ship / to America.; plaque 2: Statue donated 2001 to Kingston upon Hull / by the Sea Trek Foundation of America / as they retraced their descendants journey / in Tall Ships from Northern Europa. Plaque 3: Over 2,200,00 people passed through Hull / and other Humber Ports to America / between 1836 and 1914. Plaque 4: This statue is located on the reclaimed land / at "The Bullnose" where ships waited for / high tide before entering Humber Dock.