DOWN TO EARTH in The City

 The Cattle Run and a view across the City from Highgate Park A city park, once home to the King Edward VII memorial statue King Edward VII Memorial at Highgate Park Photograph by Phyllis Nicklin 1954 of a bronze statue of King Edward VII in Highgate Park. Made in 1913 it formerly stood in Victoria Square and was restored in 2010 and now stands in Centenary Square. See Acknowledgements, Keith Berry W👀 Albert Toft was the Sculptor, and he was also the artist for the Boer War memorial at Cannon Hill Park Memorial sculptures can be controversial as we witnessed in 2020 with the public demolition of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol. WE CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST BUT WE CAN ASSESS and question HOW WE READ IT AND CHALLENGE HOW IT'S TAUGHT. William Westley's 18th-century view of Birmingham from the east, the city is surrounded by agricultural land, mostly grazing land, with sheep and cattle raised for the ready, expanding market  Grazing cattle near the 18th-century city centre (d...

Coming soon - Dates TBA Down To Earth -  A SERIES OF WEEKLY MEETINGS from Pacha House, Highgate Tuesdays from 11.00am  Down to Earth - a state of mind as much as anything, as we attempt to combat the rigours in which we find ourselves.               Simple pleasures                           Simple meanings                                        Found in discovery                                                      To be found in sharing                                                             ...