Unveiling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
Unveiling in Bristol on 16 November 1895, of the monument to Edward Colston, merchant and MP, by Irish sculptor, John Cassidy. Colston was a well-known benefactor of the city but the statue was pulled down by protestors on 7 June 2020 during Black Lives Matter demonstrations, because of Colston's involvement with the slave trade
Picture No
13712028
Media ID
46783239
Size
4333px x 5310px
(3.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Midwinter & Co. in The Illustrated London News', 23 November 1895
Date
1895
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