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Sir Archibald T. Salvidge

Birkenhead 1863 - 1928
English politician, most notable for securing the political dominance of the Conservative Party in Liverpool through the use of the Working Men's Conservative Association (WMCA)
(Wikipedia)

Edward Carter Preston
1951

Description

Portrait medaillon.
Unveiled 21 February 1951 by Alderman A. Ernest Shennan, Chairman of the Mersey Tunnel Joint Committee and leader of Liverpool City Council. An identical medallion at the Birkenhead entrance was unveiled earlier the same day by Alderman Charles McVey, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Committee.

Inscription(s)

in commemoration of
alderman the right honourable
sir archibald t. salvidge. p. c. k. b. e.
frst chairman of the mersey
tunnel joint committee 1925 - 1928
by whose vision faith and courage this
tunnel was conceived and constructed

Signature

e.c^r.p

Artist

Edward Carter Preston (Liverpool 1885 - Liverpool 1965), English sculptor and medallist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Liverpool.
Terry Cavanagh, Public Sculpture of Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 1997, pp. 160-161.

Location (N 53°24'34" - W 2°58'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw071; Photograph: 18 June 2023
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