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Description: | Five concrete relief panels depicting local people, events and symbols. Panel A contains portrait reliefs of Edward, Earl of Chester and Sir Robert de Stokeport along with their coats of arms. Panel B features Richard Shea, the founder of Stockport Grammar School and Richard de Vernon, 14th century rector, also flanked by coats of arms. The figures on panel C are John Lombe, an 18th century mill owner, and Colonel Robert Duckenfield, a Parliamentarian commander, presented in battle dress. The panels either side of the figures contain coins (on the right), with seals and trade tokens on the left. Between the two figures is a coat of arms. The fourth panel depicts Richard Cobden, Samuel Bamford and a representative Cheshire Farmer of the 18th/19th century. Between the two are symbols of industry and a British Home Stores insignia in the form of a basket. Beneath this are further symbols of local interest. Other decorative panels reproduce the patterns from timber buildings of Cheshire Additional Information: Edward, Earl of Chester, Sir Robert de Stokeport, Richard Shea, Richard de Vernon, John Lombe, Col. Robert Duckenfield, Richard Cobden, Samuel Bamford and a Cheshire Farmer. Other panels depict the history and trade of Stockport. | Subjects: | Panel | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Collins, Henry and Joyce | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7547... | Go to resource |
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