Liverpool Cotton Association

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Reference WMO/120238

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The International Cotton Association

Exchange Flags

Walker House

Liverpool

L2 3YL

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Serviceman/woman sculpture
Lettering: No lettering
About the memorial: Originally situated in Liverpool’s Cotton Exchange Building, the statue was commissioned by the Liverpool Cotton Association in 1921 to commemorate those men who went from the association to The Great War and The World War. In December 2011 The International Cotton Association (formerly the Liverpool Cotton Association) relocated to new premises in Walker House on Exchange Flags, the spot where cotton was first traded in the open air in the 1800s. “It was always our intention to bring the soldier with us,” says Kai Hughes, ICA Managing Director. “It was no easy task, it took a long time and it would not have been possible without the help and advice we received from National Museums Liverpool and Liverpool City Council for which we are very grateful.” Having once stood in a quiet corner off Old Hall Street, the ICA is delighted with the soldier’s new location: “Many more people will get to see and appreciate him,” says Hughes. “We will also continue the tradition of laying a poppy wreath at the soldiers feet on Remembrance Day and we hope that the new location will enable more people to take part in the ceremony.” The ICA’s links with Liverpool date as far back as the mid-1700s when the first-ever cotton auction in Liverpool was recorded. The ICA was officially formed in 1841 and has been at the forefront of the city's business networks for over 170 years. Conservation of the sculpture is still pending. A new plaque was commissioned and installed on 8 November 2013. The plaque wording is based on that of the previous plaque that accompanied the sculpture at the Cotton Exchange building. A bayonet formed part of the original design but after numerous thefts, no further replacement was made. Liverpool Walk Sculptor: Derwent Wood
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The names of those members of the Liverpool Cotton Association to whom the sculpture is dedicated are listed on a roll of honour, created in 1966, located in the International Cotton Association offices (Walker House). Members of the public wishing to view the roll of honour should contact the Association. www.ica-ltd.org

Grade II (England)

1442272

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The International Cotton Association

http://www.ica-ltd.org/