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The new statue of Ebenezer Howard with artist Ben Twiston-Davies
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A new statue of Welwyn Garden City s founder Ebenezer Howard was unveiled yesterday in Howardsgate.
In 1919 Ebenezer Howard bought 590 hectares of countryside near Welwyn village in order to create Welwyn Garden City
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The 2.2m tall bronze statue, by artist Ben Twiston-Davies, commemorates the town s founder and replaces the roundel which was removed back in February.
Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928) was the founder of the Garden City movement and was responsible for establishing the world’s first two garden cities, Letchworth Garden City in 1903 and our own Welwyn Garden City in 1920.
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5:00 PM February 26, 2021
The statue is still considered to be work in progress, but will be installed later this year
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The first image of a new statue of Ebenezer Howard statue that will stand in Welwyn Garden City has been shared by the Welwyn Garden Centenary Foundation.
The image shows the near final product which was commissioned to mark the centenary year and funded by the Wheat Quarter.
Cast in bronze and weighing half a ton, the statue stands over seven feet (2.2m) tall.
Local sculptor Ben Twiston-Davies said: I’m delighted with the casting which has brought out all the detail in the clay model.
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