Dicky Lewis statue on Liverpool's only independent department store which opened in 1856 is closing down March/April 2010.

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Lewis's closing sale. Liverpool's only independent department store which opened in 1856 is closing down March/April 2010. Lewis's is an iconic landmark building situated in Ranelagh Street in Liverpool city centre which features a statue above the main entrance which is mentioned in songs - 'In My Liverpool Home'. The statue by Sir Jacob Epstein of a nude man is officially called the 'Liverpool Resurgent', but known locally as Dickie Lewis and is often used as a meeting place. it is immortalised in the 1962 anthem by Peter McGovern song 'In My Liverpool Home' by the followi

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Size: 3404px × 5120px
Location: Ranelagh Street; Liverpool; Merseyside; England; Britain; UK
Photo credit: © Dave Ellison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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