Statue in Liverpool dedicated to construction workers.
Statue in Liverpool dedicated to construction workers. It is a 9ft bronze statue of the unnamed worker created in honour of those who have lost their lives at work in the construction industry. The inscription on the base reads "This monument is dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives or were seriously injured in the construction industry April 28 2001. UCATT, unveiled by George B. Brumwell". Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) raised £38,000 to pay for the monument which stands on a 15ft plinth close to the old TGWU building on the corner of Hunter Street and Christian Street, Liverpool city centre in 2001. The tragic story of a hod carrier who died building a Liverpool tenement in the 1930s has become an inspiration for those still fighting to protect labourers from fatal accidents and disease at work. And originally the statue was unveiled in 1938 by the now demolished Gerard Gardens. Liverpool sculptor Rob Riley re-cast the badly corroded Portland stone original in bronze, after the original had been in storage for many years.
Size: 3659px × 5481px
Location: Liverpool, UK
Photo credit: © David Colbran / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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