John Bright statue inscription (2)
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John Bright statue inscription (2)
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 22 Sep 2016
The inscription on one side of the John Bright statue Image reads: THIS STATUE OF ROCHDALE'S GREATEST TOWNSMAN WHO DEVOTED THE LABOURS OF A LIFE AND THE MIGHT OF AN UNEQUALLED ELOQUENCE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF JUSTICE, OF FREEDOM, AND OF PEACE, LOOKING FOR NO EARTHLY REWARD IS ERECTED AS A MARK OF THE LOVE AND VENERATION WITH WHICH HIS MEMORY IS CHERISHED BY ALL CLASSES OF HIS COUNTRYMEN OCTOBER 1891.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.614428
Longitude
-2.162306