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Excitement builds for statue unveiling
Excitement is building for the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst Statue in St Peter’s Square, Manchester. This takes place at lunch time on Friday, 14th December. This date is highly significant. On this day in 1918, exactly one hundred years ago, some women voted for the first time in a British General Election. Join the […]
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Emmeline Pankhurst Statue Unveiling – 14th December 2018
The Emmeline Pankhurst Statue Unveiling will take place on Friday, 14th December 2018 . This date is highly significant. One hundred years ago on 14th December 1918 some women voted for the first time in a British General Election. It will be the first statue of a woman unveiled in Manchester in 117 years. Queen […]
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Meeting Circle Unveiled
The Emmeline Pankhurst Statue Meeting Circle was unveiled on Sunday, 15th July 2018. This is a white Portland stone which will surround the statue when that is installed in December 2018. The location is St Peter’s Square, Manchester. The unveiling ceremony is here:
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Meeting circle construction starts
On Monday, 9th July 2018, work began on the meeting circle which will surround the Emmeline Pankhurst statue. Made from white Portland stone from the Lovell quarry near Corfe Castle in Dorset the meeting circle has been created by Tilley Stonemasons from Brighton. They have worked with sculptor Hazel Reeves on other projects including the […]