Captain Edward Smith statue
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Captain Edward Smith statue
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 21 Nov 2009
Situated in the Museum Gardens is an impressive statue to the captain of the Titanic. The bronze statue stands almost eight feet high on a plinth of Cornish granite. The sculptress was Captain Robert Falcon Scott's widow, Kathleen. The statue was unveiled on 29th July 1914 by Captain Smith's daughter Helen. At the time this was controversial as Captain Smith had no connections with Lichfield - he was born in Stoke and spent most of his life in Liverpool and Southampton. Lichfield Council have since refused an offer to transfer it to Stoke on Trent at no cost to them. Image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Smith
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Image Location
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52.683437
Longitude
-1.832951