Robert Owen Statue, Balloon Street
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Robert Owen Statue, Balloon Street
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 12 Apr 2013
The Bronze statue of Robert Owen extending his hand to a crouching child stands on a white granite pedestal which is placed on a brick base outside the Co-Operative Bank headquarters on Balloon Street. The statue was commissioned by the Co-operative Bank as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations to mark the birth of the modern co-operative movement. It is a copy of the one erected in Owen's birthplace, Newtown in 1956. Owen is acknowledged as one of the formative influences on the development of co-operation in Britain. He also had a direct connection with Manchester, having managed a cotton mill in the city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Owen Robert Owen page on Wikipedia).
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Image Location
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53.486121
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-2.241386