Carved by Robert Bridgeman the statue depicts a sailor from the Boer war 1899- 1902.
The sailor was meant to be part of a monument to commemorate the war in York but was considered too warlike and was given to the city by Bridgeman in 1905.
HMS Powerful
Sailors on deck of four-funnel cruiser HMS Powerful
A sailor from the Boer war 1899- 1902
On the south side of the old library in the Museum gardens
Argos
Wade Street
Gilmore’s
Harun’s Barbers