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Title
The Burton Cooper
Date
1977
Medium
bronze
Accession number
DE14_JT_S005
Acquisition method
commissioned by Pensman Nominees Limited
Work type
Statue
Owner
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Custodian
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1994
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
shopping centre times apply
Signature/marks description
stamped: Cast by Meridian Bronze Company; base stamped: MAY 1977; base titled: The Burton Cooper; base signed: Butler '77
Inscription description
plaque 1: THE BURTON COOPER / THE STATUE WAS; commissioned IN 1977 ON BEHALF OF PENSMAN NOMINEES LIMITED / IN ASSOCIATION WITH / THE BURTON BREWERS, THE BURTON CIVIC SOCIETY AND LOCAL TRADERS. / IN 1994 PENSMAN NOMINEES PRESENTED THE STATUE TO / EAST STAFFORDSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL, / IN TRUST FOR THE PEOPLE OF BURTON.; plaque 2: THE COOPER’S SQUARE / TIME CAPSULE / BENEATH THE STATUE OF THE COOPER ARE TWO TIME CAPSULES / EACH HOLDING FIVE ITEMS WHICH SYMBOLISE BURTON UPOM TRENT IN THE 1990’S / THE CONTENTS WERE SUGGESTED BY THE WINNERS OF A SPECIAL / COMPETITION FOR LOCAL CHILDREN / HELD DURING THE RENOVATION OF COOPER’S SQUARE IN 1994.; plaque 3: COOPER’S SQUARE / THE BURTON UPON TRENT SHOPPING CENTRE / THE BURTON UPON TRENT SHOPPING CENTRE WAS FORMALLY OPENED / ON TUESDAY 24TH MARCH 1970 / BY HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA. THE HON. MRS ANGUS OGILVY G.C.V.O / IN 1994 , A PROGRAMME OF IMPROVEMENTS / ONCE AGAIN PROVIDED THE TOWN WITH A CONTEMPORARY SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT. / THE MAYOR OF THE BOROUGH OF EAST STAFFORDSHIRE. CLLR. PETER EDGINTON / UNVEILED THIS PLAQUE ON THE 9TH FEBRUARY 1995 / TO MARK THE COMPLETION OF THE RENOVATION OF COOPER’S SQUARE.