Nottingham Miscellany

Montague Burton's Heads

Broad Marsh

These two heads depict
Shakespeare (top) and Burns (bottom)

The others depict::

General James Wolfe, Cecil Rhodes,The Duke of Wellington, Horatio Nelson, Dr. David Livingstone, Captain James Cook, Sir Joshua Reynolds and Isaac Newton

©  Ray Teece 26-04-2008

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Post Script 22-01-2010:  BBC Nottingham reported that due to vandalism the City Council had taken down the pillar and stored the damaged heads in their Sussex Street compound from where thieves subsequently stole them.

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