Posted in Norway Cruise, Sculpture, Trips at 12:00 on 7 July 2021
This monument with a series of sculptures round its base I thiought represented all the trades associated with Bergen but it seems to be called the Sailor’s Monument or Maritime Memorial:-


This statue of the poet Nordahl Greig is to the side of the National Theatre:-

King Hakon VII, 1872 – 1957:-

This one seems to list former Norwegian monarchs:-

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Posted in Trips at 20:30 on 12 September 2020
The grounds of Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden, are dominated by a huge statue of the man.
Statue of William Ewart Gladstone with Gladstone’s Library building behind:-

Showing figures:-


Reverse of Gladstone Statue. Inscribed 1809-1898:-

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Posted in Aberdeen, Sculpture at 20:30 on 27 August 2020
Statue of William Wallace in Aberdeen. This stands near Union Terrace Gardens. It is inscribed, “Willam Wallace, Guardian of Scotland” and in addition, I tell you a truth, liberty is the best of all things, my son, never live under any slavish bond, and was paid for with funds left for the purpose by John Steill of 38 Grange Road in Edinburgh, the son of James Steill sometime of Easter Baldowrie in Angus:-

Aberdeen’s Old Market Cross dates from 1686:-

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Posted in Sculpture, War Memorials at 12:00 on 30 June 2020
Seaham is a town on the North Sea coast in County Durham.
The statue of Tommy is on the seafront in an area known as Terrace Green by Seaham’s War Memorial. It was erected in 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War.

Detail:-

Side view:-

Reverse:-

Its sculptor was Roy Lonsdale:-

Dedication plaques. The sculpture’s proper name is 1101, to reflect the minute of peace at the Armistice which ended the war:-

Other side view:-

There are more pictures of Tommy here.
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Posted in Baltic Cruise, Trips at 20:00 on 29 April 2020
The Summer Garden, the oldest garden in St Petersburg, lies over the road from the Field of Mars, between the Palace Embankment of the River Neva and the Mihailovsky Castle.
Palace Embankment, St Petersburg:-

Garden:-

Walkway:-

There are several fountains in the Summer Garden. This one is surrounded by statuary:-


Square Fountain:-


This is the most ornate fountain:-


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Posted in Trips at 20:00 on 3 February 2019
Boat-Shaped bench, presumably reflecting the town’s fishing tradition:-

Fisherwoman statue. Again, a nod to the town’s heritage:-

Peterhead Trail Plaque, The pends of Peterhead:-

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