Christian Street / Hunter
Street
Picture donated by Ron Formby
| This
monument features a replica of The Builder, one of two reliefs, the
other being The Architect, set into the exterior wall of Gerard Gardens;
tenements demolished in 1987. The Builder was saved from the demolition
ball by the artistic sensibility of one of the contractors who drilled
out the Tyson Smith relief even though the boss had told him to ‘smash
it to pieces’. The Riley statue is dedicated to those who have lost
their lives in the construction industry. The plinth is dedicated to the
former residents of Gerard Gardens. Some think it too fine a work to be
so isolated beside the roaring multiple lanes of traffic that comprise
Hunter Street, but it is proximate to its original site and joins a long
list of sculptural work in Liverpool remembered, revered and recovered
through community action. Sources: The Public Sculpture Of Liverpool by Terry Cavanagh & Pevsner Architectural Guides: Liverpool by Joseph Sharples. Alan Maycock © 2007 |
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