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More Hastings' Albert Memorial at www.1066.net/memorial
30th Sept 2014 saw a reception for Kelly Stirling, great-great-granddaughter of Edwin Stirling, the sculptor of the statue of Prince Albert 'the Good',
which faced south to overlook the sea in the Albert Memorial clock tower,
built in 1863. Kelly's grandfather had moved from Liverpool (where Edwin Stirling lived and had his workshop) to Los Angeles, where she still lives, in the 1930s. |
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Some of those present had brought along relevant press cuttings and
illustrations, and these were also circulated. Included were some
previously-unseen photos, and the Observer report on how Miss Edith Skelton saved the statue from being broken up and used as hard core, by offering the workmen £50 for him. Brian produced a photomontage including the statue on a plinth of the spot next to the side entrance to the Town Hall, in the loop formed by the disabled ramp, where it is proposed Albert will be sited. Stephen Whitfield, the 'prime mover' behind the plan gave a progress report on the project to move the statue of Albert. A planning application has been submitted. Once accepted, Roger Wilcock, a top stonemason from Towner's the Undertakers will cost the project. He thought that it would be less than £5,000, including the Portland stone plinth and added that Mr Edward Towner, as proprietor of a family firm that has traded locally for the last century or so, looked favourably on the project and would price it accordingly. Hastings Local History Group will be looking after the fundraising. |
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It was suggested that HM the Queen should be informed of our plans to move
her ancestor -it is a nice coincidence that Albert was the Queen's
great-great-grandfather, just as the sculptor Edwin Stirling was Kelly's
great-great-grandfather. With thanks to Mrs Heather Grief, Hastings Local History Group's secretary, who will be accepting donations. Tel. 01424-444277, email heather@grief64.fsnet.co.uk 64, Tower Road West, St. Leonards-on-Sea, E. Sussex TN38 0RL |
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Postcards of Hastings Memorial > here |
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