The statues of London Road Fire Station

11th Jan 2019

On each corner of both towers at London Road Fire Station in Manchester there are identical statues. The statues represent Strength, Nurturing, Justice and Abundance.

Strength – the girl sits next to a regal lion with its foot on a globe, representing the power and importance of Manchester in the world in the early 1900s.

Nurturing – a mother cradles her baby and protects her eyes from the sun whilst surveying the city.

Justice – a women sits with a sword and scroll, the sword representing authority, power and justice and the scroll representing knowledge and learning.

Abundance – a queen sits with a cornucopia. the symbol of abundance and nourishment