This sculpture of Robert Campbell adorns the wall of the Customs Officers Stairs at The Rocks. It was created by Dennis Adams in 1978. Robert Campbell was a pioneering merchant in Sydney who built the private Campbell's wharf and warehouses in this area. The other sculpture at this location is a war memorial created by Lyndon Dadswell, a lieutenant who created sculptures of his war time experience serving with the Australian infantry in the Middle East.
I like them both!
ReplyDeleteThey are both nice, but I love the memorial plaque!
ReplyDeleteJust went through your last 10 posts. Amazing photos!!!
ReplyDeleteThese wall plaques are very nice, enjoyed them immensely.
ReplyDeleteSo the guy in top hat was Robert Campbell?
ReplyDeleteHis beard is so Abraham Lincoln. ;-)
It's really interesting, I like a lot this kind of sculpture and your pictures are great!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind visit in our Bonjour Luxembourg, you are very gentle!
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Léia
I have enjoyed the posts this week around one of my favourite historical areas. Every 80 or so years, we tear it all down but that is what cities and their humans do. I walked up and down these very steps just a couple of weeks ago, trying to get good vantage points and then seeing something else that I would like. These steps and the steps up the overseas terminal to the round lookout.
ReplyDeleteGreat area for a photographer and a people watcher.
Timeless photography.
ReplyDeleteBeing of German origin, please allow me still to ask for pardon; and wish you a nice Thursday as well.
A great post J Bar. I have given you a Sunshine Award - you may like to check my blog.
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Melbourne Daily Photo
Nice - I like wall sculptures.
ReplyDeleteSnap. I did sculptures today too. yours are nice ones.
ReplyDeleteI love commemorative sculptures. These are great.
ReplyDeleteNice photos of these plaques beside the old storehouses.
ReplyDeleteRobert Campbell is my great, great, great grandfather. I was born on one of his sheep stations in southern NSW.
Charles, great to hear about your connection to Robert Campbell.
ReplyDeletethank you for all the information that has been conveyed here, hopefully it can be useful.
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