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Title
Celebration of Chester
Date
1992
Medium
bronze
Accession number
CH1_CJ_S004
Acquisition method
commissioned through a partnership by Chester City Council, Chester Cathedral, and Capital Bank
Work type
Statue
Owner
Chester City Council
Custodian
Chester City Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
21st September 1992
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque 1: CELEBRATION / OF CHESTER / UNVEILED IN 1992 AS PART / OF THE 900TH ANNIVERSARY / CELEBRATIONS OF CHESTER / CATHEDRAL / PANGOLIN EDITIONS FOUNDRY / THANKSGIVING; plaque 2: A CELEBRATION OF / CHESTER WHOSE CITY / WALL MAKE SECURE / THE FREEDOM TO WORK / AND WORSHIP; plaque 3: A CELEBRATION OF CHESTER / BY SCULPTOR / STEPHEN BROADBENT / UNVEILED BY THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL / THE LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHESTER COUNCILLOR JOHN RANDALL / ON 21TH SEPTEMBER 1992 / PROTECTION; plaque 4: COMMISSIONED THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP OF / CHESTER CITY COUNCIL / THE DEAN OF CHESTER CATHEDRAL / AND CAPITAL BANK / SYMBOLISING THANKSGIVING, / PROTECTION AND INDUSTRY THE / SCULPTURE UNITES THREE IMPORTANT / ASPECTS OF THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE / REFLECTING BOTH THE PERSONAL AND / CORPORATE LIFE OF THE CITY.