Public Art - The Mermaids

These BAS relief panels of 'MERMAIDS' were made in 1900 at the ROYAL DOULTON Lambeth potteries by WILLIAM J. NEATBY, who was head potter in the terracotta department there from 1890 to 1907. They originally adorned the main entrance to the LEICESTER WHOLESALE MARKET on Halford Street until that building was demolished in 1972, (See Black & White photo). They were re-erected at this site on the base of a defunct bridge pier, part of the OLD GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY, a victim of the 1960's Beeching cuts, in the spring of 1980. The old GCR Station has since been renovated, please take a look at Great Central St.

There is already a listing for this structure (under Public Art - The Mermaids": The Mermaids being it's correct name) at JVM4+GQ Leicester which was in existence before this incorrect and bizarrely named listing was created by someone who clearly hadn't bothered to check Google Maps for this location properly nor actually look at the information plaques in place at this structure!(True

This place wasn't on the map so i added it.