Who are the subjects of the statues on the front of the North Western hotel in Liverpool's Lime Street?
Answers:
Hi. I got the info!
(just want to thanks to M. J. and P. W., this answer was only possible because their great work)
By mail, I discovered this info: (from now on. I'll quote!)
"
Thanks for your enquiry about the statues above the doorway ar the former Great/North Western Hall.
I've been able to find something about them.
The figures were executed by a firm called Farmer and Brindley of London. Their height is 254 ckm (8' 4") and they are made of stone. They are described in a book called The Public Sculpture of Liverpool by Cavanagh as "Allegorical Female Figures". There is a description of the statues in this book. You could take a 10p photocopy of the page (page 87) if you came over to the Library. Page 328 has a few notes about Farmer and Brindley. It is suggested that the figures represent Europe and America.
However on page 4 of a book called "Well, I never knew that" ( vol2) there is more information which is worth a look. The author of the book believed they were two Greek goddesses, Athene and Artemis. He has seen two identical figures on a building in Malta. There, Artemis was called America and Athene was called Europa. This fits in with Cavanagh's interpretation.
Hope this helps.
"
(end of quote)
B.F