Sujet

Paternoster Square, City of London, 30/07/1975. Creator: John Laing plc.

Légende

Paternoster Square, City of London, 30/07/1975. Guests listening to a speech during the unveiling ceremony for the bronze sculpture of a shepherd and sheep by Elisabeth Frink at the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development in the 1960's was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park.In July 1975, a bronze statue of a shepherd and his sheep, sculpted by Elisabeth Frink, was unveiled at the Paternoster development by the world famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. The sculpture was commissioned by Paternoster Development as their contribution to European Architectural Heritage Year. Among those present at the ceremony were Sir Kirby Laing and Geoffrey Anderson, then managing director of the Development company.

Date

1975

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM22A00_189

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

80,4Mo (4,0Mo) / 44,6cm x 45,2cm / 5268 x 5337 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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