Joseph Pease 1799-1872
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Joseph Pease 1799-1872
Image: © Hugh Mortimer Taken: 19 Feb 2006
Bronze statue, Peterhead granite plinth with four bas-relief panels representing some of his concerns; Elections, a colliery school, a colliery engine and docks, and black slaves. Erected on September 28th 1875. Removed for restoration, as part of the £6.2m Pedestrian Heart project, and on March 21st 2007, re-erected in its original position on the junction of High Row, Northgate and Prospect Place, facing the town clock.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.525957
Longitude
-1.555143