Better Together
Better Together
Better Together
Better Together
Better Together
Better Together
Better Together
Better Together

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The artwork takes the form of two high vertical doors sited facing each other at a slight angle. Each door stands on a circle in the pavement and there is a third ring in the pavement which enables the viewer to stand at eye level to the figures. The doors frame the views of Liverpool's two Cathedrals and allows the viewer to walk between. The memorial sculpture celebrated the lives and achievements of Derek Worlock (Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool) and David Sheppard (Anglican Bishop of Liverpool). Low relief press cuttings and other symbols from Bishop David and Archbishop Derek's lives. Dubbed 'fish and chips', as they were always together and never out of the papers, the statue is decorated with newspaper headlines from their time as the city’s religious leaders.
Title

Better Together

Date

2008

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 450 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

L1_MH_S287

Acquisition method

funded through public subscription, organised by the 'Liverpool Echo' newspaper

Work type

Monument

Owner

Liverpool City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

11th May 2008

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the circular base: We meet in hope… / Better Together / David Sheppard side of the door: Two great men / Two great Churchmen / Two great Freemen / Of an extraordinary city / Sheppard and Worlock remembered in sculpture / by Stephen Broadbent, thanks to the Liverpool Echo and the generosity of the people / Unveiled by Lord Mayor Paul Clarke May 11 2008

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Located at

Hope Street, Liverpool

L1 9BP

Located on the corner of Hope Place and Hope Street, halfway down Hope Street, in sight of the Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals of Liverpool.