A photo a day from the famous East Midlands city, its surroundings, and wherever the photographic journey takes me.
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Saturday 7 April 2007
Man of Stature
This bust is of Lord Trent, who is usually known of Jesse Boot, the founder of Boots the Chemist; a leading drugs company & retailer. The statue is situated at the main entrance to Highfields park, with the university's Portland Building in the background. As a philanthropist, Jesse bought the land for the park to be created in the 1920's.
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The photograph is good. It shows some of the fine patina. The commentary is interesting too.
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Interesting fact about that statue: he's looking towards the Boots site in Beeston, which explains why the inscription says "Before him lies a monument to his industry".
ReplyDeleteAlso, that's actually the Trent Building in the background, not the Portland Building (which is off to the right of that photo).