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TA0928 : Carr Lane, Kingston upon Hull

taken 1 year ago, near to Kingston Upon Hull, England

Carr Lane, Kingston upon Hull
Carr Lane, Kingston upon Hull
The Batsman, by William Day Keyworth jun., Ferens Art Gallery (ground floor, centre gallery).
William Day Keyworth jun., sculptor, Kingston upon Hull

The Earle and the Keyworth families are responsible for most of the public and monumental sculptures to be found in the city.

William Day Keyworth Jr (1843-1902), the son of William Day Keyworth Sr (1817-1897),
studied sculpture in London. By 1892 he and his father are listed in a gazetteer at 54 Savile Street and 244 Spring Bank, as ‘William Day Keyworth and Son, monumental masons and sculptors’. He suffered financial problems in later life and committed suicide on 9 August 1902.

He was responsible for a variety of works in Kingston upon Hull, including:
• Andrew Marvell (poet and M.P.), Trinity Square, 1887
• Andrew Marvell (poet and M.P.), Hands on History Museum
• Anthony Bannister, City Hall, 1879
• Britannia, Hull Exchange, 50 Lowgate
• Pediment of orphaned children, former College, Park Street
• James Clay, City Hall, 1875
• Michael de la Pole, Guildhall, Lowgate
• Memiaduluk and Uckaluk (from Greenland), Hull Museums Collection (not on display)
• Portland stone statues (3 no.), Nelson Mandela Gardens, High Street, ex-Royal Institution
• The Batsman, Ferens Art Gallery, Carr Lane (ground floor, centre gallery)
• William de la Pole (the town’s first mayor), Nelson Street, 1870
• William Wilberforce (slavery abolitionist), Wilberforce House, 1884
• William Wilberforce, Guildhall, Lowgate (cross corridor, first floor, east end)
• William Thomas Dibb (1822-1886), a major benefactor to the Charterhouse: memorial, Charterhouse Chapel, Charterhouse Lane
• Zachariah Pearson, Pearson Park

Further reading:
PSSA: LinkExternal link
The Hull Story: LinkExternal link
Art UK: LinkExternal link
The Hull Charterhouse: LinkExternal link
History of Art Research Portal: LinkExternal link
Curiosity: LinkExternal link


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Bernard Sharp   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 10 April, 2025   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 10 April, 2025
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