[55080] Halifax : People's Park - Statue

People's Park, Park Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, c1856.

 

A steep wooded bank runs along the western edge of the park forming a backdrop for a terrace. This bows out at its mid-point in front of the Crossley Pavilion.

 

A series of seven (formerly eight) statues is ranged along the terrace, including figures representing Hercules, Venus, Diana, Telemachus and Sophocles by sculptor Francesco Bienaime. All are Grade II* listed.

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