In January we reported on the submission of our planning application to position the proposed statue of Mary Clarke in Brighton’s New Road, opposite the Theatre Royal. We are delighted to report that the application has been agreed, very appropriately on 26 February just before International Women’s Day on 8th March. There was a great deal of public interest in the application and many letters…
In June last year, we reported on the trustees’ decision to change the planned site of the proposed statue to a prominent position in New Road, opposite the Theatre Royal. Our initial proposal was to erect the statue in the Pavilion Gardens near the entrance to the Museum, where most visitors and crucially all school parties would have seen it. Though there was widespread community…