| Subject: Thomas Attwood Statue | Photographer: Jonathan Berg |
| Place: Chamberlain Square Birmingham | Code: |
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Thomas Attwood was born in Halesowen in 1783
and is remembered for his political activity and his banking. He
founded the Birmingham Political Union that pressed for currency and
parliamentary reform. He withdrew from public life after the Chartists
riots. The bronze statue is by Sioban Coppinger and Fiona Peever (1993).
There is another statue to Attwood in Sparkbrook.
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| Birmingham Picture Library 14 St Bernard's Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7BB Tel: 0121 765 4114 Fax; 0121 765 4224 Copyright Birmingham Picture Library, 1999 |
