Description

CARLISLE

NY4055 ENGLISH STREET
671-1/12/127 (West side)
13/11/72 Statue of James Steel
(Formerly Listed as:
Steel Monument)

GV II

Statue of James Steel. 1859 for the subscribers, by WF
Woodington. Dalbeattie granite base and plinth surmounted by
white marble figure. Square base with 4 angle granite
bollards. Stepped plinth, the shaft inscribed JAMES STEEL
MAYOR 1845 AND 1846, in 3 lines. Larger-than-life bare-headed
figure in breeches and frock coat, holding a scrolled paper;
heavily weathered, cleaned in 1989; left hand broken off when
moved to its present location on 6 August 1989. Formerly
erected in the Market Place, for further details see Carlisle
Journal (1858 and 1859); the unveiling was illustrated in the
Illustrated London News.
James Steel was editor of the Carlisle Journal. William
Frederick Woodington (1806-93) was 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.
(Carlisle Journal: 1 October 1858; Carlisle Journal: 18 March
1859).

Listing NGR: NY4010955833

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26491435

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