Brian Eryl Bevan - Warrington, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 23.742 W 002° 35.695
30U E 526936 N 5916366
This life size statue is of Brian Eryl Bevan an Australian born rugby player who played for Warrington League Football Club.
Waymark Code: WMVMRP
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/05/2017
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The statue originally stood in the middle of a traffic roundabout near to the club's old ground. After the current new ground was built the statue was moved to stand outside the north east quadrant.
The cast bronze, running figure is set at 4 metres high on three steel masts. Two of the masts are joined by a cross member at the height of the statues feet. The statue is in effect standing on the cross bar. A goal (conversion, penalty or drop goal) is scored when the ball travels above the crossbar and between the posts of the goal.
A plaque at ground level has the following information.
WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
THIS STATUE IS IN MEMORY
OF
BRYAN EYRL BEVAN
1924-1991
AUSTRALIAN BORN RUGBY LEAGUE STAR
CAREER RECORD
PLAYED 688 GAMES SCORED 796 TRIES
A WORLD RECORD
FROM 1945 TO 1964
OF WHICH
620 GAMES AND 740 TRIES
WERE FOR
WARRINGTON RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB
FROM 1945 - 1962
SCULPTURE BY PHILIP BEWS BIRSE PROPERTIES UNVEILED ON 29th AUGUST 1993