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Title
Amy Johnson (1903–1941)
Date
1974
Medium
concrete
Accession number
HU1_DW_S003
Acquisition method
erected by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
Amy Johnson Memorial Committee
Custodian
Hull City Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
18th July 1974
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque 1: AMY JOHNSON C.B.E. / 1903-1941, / PIONEER AIRWOMAN / BORN 1ST JULY 1903 AT / 154 ST GEORGE'S RD HULL / SHE MADE RECORD FLIGHTS FROM / ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA / IN 1930 (SOLO 19 DAYS / AND TO INDIA (SOLO 6 DAYS) / IN 1932 TO JAPAN (11 DAYS) / AND CAPE TOWN (SOLO 4½ DAYS) / IN 1933 TO U.S.A. IN 1934 TO INDIA / IN 1936 TO CAPE TOWN, AND BACK. / SHE DIED / ON ACTIVE SERVICE / JANUARY 5TH 1941 / MAY HERE FAME / LIVE ON; plaque 2: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY / MISS SHEILA SCOTT O.B.E. / ON THE 18TH JULY 1974 / IN THE PRESENCE OF THE / LORD MAYOR OF KINGSTON UPON HULL / COUNCILLOR / LAWRENCE JOHNSON / AND THE PUBLIC. / THE COST OF THE MEMORIAL WAS RAISED / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION BY THE / AMY JOHNSON MEMORIAL COMMITTEE / UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF HON. ALD. / LIONEL ROSEN O.B.E. LL.M. Ph.D / THE SITE & PEDESTAL WERE THE GIFT OF / Messrs. RAVENSEFT PROPERTIES Ltd. The carving and inscriptions were the work of / Harry Ibbetson 19 (HI) 74
