Statue of 'Eleanor Rigby' sculptured by Tommy Steele and situated in Stanley St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
ELEANOR RIGBY Situated in Stanley St, Liverpool. The statue of ‘Eleanor Rigby’ was sculptured by Tommy Steele in 1982 as a tribute to the Beatles and donated to the City of Liverpool for “half a sixpence”. The plaque is dedicated to “All the lonely people” and is named after the song by Paul McCartney and John Lennon from the Beatles album “Revolver”. Although Eleanor Rigby is a fictitous character, a grave can be found in the local church of St. Mary’s, Woolton. Inside the bronze sculpture a number of items were placed namely:- a four leaved clover representing nature, a page of the bible representing spiritual matters, a football sock representing leisure, a ’Dandy’ and ’Beano’ representing comedy and four sonnets representing romance.
Size: 4125px × 2750px
Location: Stanley St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Christine Rigby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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