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Title
The Rose Girl
Date
1908
Medium
limestone
Accession number
S40_SEJR_S032
Acquisition method
donated by Herbert Lee
Work type
Statue
Owner
Chesterfield Borough Council
Custodian
Chesterfield Borough Council
Work status
extant
Access
by appointment
Inscription description
the plaque has been restored and sits below the front of the statue: THE ROSE GIRL / THIS STATUE,OF LALLA LEE,WAS CARVED BY HER / FATHER, HERBERT, IN 1908, WHEN SHE WAS THREE. / HERBERT WAS A MASTER BUILDER AND A STONEMASON / HE GAVE THIS STATUE TO CHESTERFIELD TOWN COUNCIL, / ON CONDITION THAT IT SHOULD ALWAYS REMAIN / IN QUEEN'S PARK. / THE FAMILY LIVED IN DARK LANE(NOW PEVERIL RD), / CHESTERFIELD.LALLA DIED IN CHESTERFIELD, IN 1976 / AND HER ASHES WERE SCATTERED AT / HIGHTAE IN SCOTLAND.
