Statue of James Steel, English Street, Carlisle
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Statue of James Steel, English Street, Carlisle
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 8 Jul 2018
Steel was mayor of Carlisle in 1845 and 1846. The statue was erected in 1859, designed by William Frederick Woodington (1806-93), a prominent C19 figure sculptor whose best known work is the bronze relief of the Battle of the Nile at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. Marble figure on a granite plinth, Listed Grade II.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.893599
Longitude
-2.935443