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WITHIN CASTLE GROUNDS, Castle Rd, Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6EL, England
SK 56951 39510
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HENRY POOLE ARA, Sculptor
E A RICKARDS, Designer
Unveiled
08th September 1921
SIR HUGH TRENCHARD
Dedicated
8th September 1921
Rev. J. P. Hales, D.S.O., rector of Cotgrave
Made from: Stone - Portland
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: I
List Entry: 1246929
Reasons for Grade I listing: * Rarity: as an exceptionally rare form of public memorial from the First World War; * Historic interest: as a commemoration to, and in honour of, Albert Ball, an outstanding fighter pilot and highly decorated individual of the war; representing a father’s and a city’s tribute to the first of Britain’s most famous First World War fighter pilots; * Sculptural quality: for the exceptionally detailed depiction of the pilot and his flying apparel in bronze, contrasting sharply with matter-of-fact carved depictions of aerial combat; * Symbolism: for the unusual allegorical form of the statue, derived from the Christian tradition of apotheosis, representing the heavenward passage of saints; * Sculptor: as an exceptional example of the work of Henry Poole, an eminent and widely celebrated British sculptor; * Group value: as one element of a powerful and highly graded group of buildings and monuments set within Nottingham Castle.
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: I
List Entry: 1246929
Reasons for Grade I listing: * Rarity: as an exceptionally rare form of public memorial from the First World War; * Historic interest: as a commemoration to, and in honour of, Albert Ball, an outstanding fighter pilot and highly decorated individual of the war; representing a father’s and a city’s tribute to the first of Britain’s most famous First World War fighter pilots; * Sculptural quality: for the exceptionally detailed depiction of the pilot and his flying apparel in bronze, contrasting sharply with matter-of-fact carved depictions of aerial combat; * Symbolism: for the unusual allegorical form of the statue, derived from the Christian tradition of apotheosis, representing the heavenward passage of saints; * Sculptor: as an exceptional example of the work of Henry Poole, an eminent and widely celebrated British sculptor; * Group value: as one element of a powerful and highly graded group of buildings and monuments set within Nottingham Castle.