Sir Winston Churchill

Well with the festivals just a couple of days away I decided that I would take everyone on a short tour of Churchill Square. This is the heart of Downtown Edmonton. In fact one of the spots on the square is the geographical centre of the city itself.
So I thought what better place to start than with the man himself.
This statue of Churchill was unveiled on May 21 1989 by Churchill's daughter Lady Mary Soames. She returned on October 8 2004 to rededicate Sir Winston Churchill Square in honor of Edmonton's centennial celebrations as they looked at the past present and future of the city

[Caren]

A very cool bit of history, and a nice shot of the Churchill's statue!

[Carolyn White]

Great capture! I'm looking forward to the festival pics! :0)

[Vicki Dixon]

Great way to begin the festival with us!

[Sheila]

Lovely balanced photo!

[Darlene]

What interesting history. Nice of you to show us around before the festivals, Brian. Nice photo also.

[Ramesh Chand]

Sir Winston Churchill..............nice history.....your statue shot is wonderful...

[Kerri]

Great capture

[ladyjane]

Nice shot. Looks like a great place for the upcoming festivals.

[stephanie dp]

wonderful statue!

[Ellen Young]

Great pose!! lol...love the colors and your composition..Cant wait for the festival pic's!!

[Shirley Chetwynd]

What a wonderful sculpture of him.

[Claire]

How marvellouous! We have been to Bleniheim Palace with the family one year, amazing place

[Helen Davies]

A nice memorial to a fine man.

[John]

Cool shot, love the framing of the trees, reminds me of a square in Montreal.

[Disha Parekh]

Very informative and nice shot!

[Glenda B]

I like how the trees both frame and highlight the statue. Nice to have some captured some of the street-scape too

[Mrs. Smith]

That's amazing.....and thank you for sharing.

[Kimmi]

great statue

[Bob G]

Nice framing. I like the fact that you included people in the back. Give it that extra feel.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely capture and it looks so nice with the trees in the background.

[Harry J Benson]

nice composition, using the greenery to highlight the statue, thanks for the history

[Mary]

Very impressive statue!

[Kim]

Nice capture, nice history lesson, nice honor to the memory of a great man.

[suzanne macneil]

Nice capture. Halifax has a statue of Winston too :)

[Ian Fisher]

Fascinating history of this statue in memory of a great man, and a great shot too!

[tony j sisti]

Remembering the leadership of this Great Man during WW2' I can almost hear his voice as he broadcast on radio....nice shot indeed.

[bkb in the city]

@tonyjsisti Thanks Tony. Edmonton has a few different connections to Churchill

[bkb in the city]

@if1 Thanks Ian

[bkb in the city]

@366days Thanks Suzanne. Have you taken any pictures of it?

[bkb in the city]

@kimshots Thanks for the nice words Kim

[bkb in the city]

@buttercup Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@mittens They took out a number of trees a few years ago. I am glad they left these ones

[bkb in the city]

@bobg Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@kimmistephens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@mrssmith You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@glenda_b Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@dishaparekh176 Thanks Disha

[bkb in the city]

@johnnyfrs That is interesting. I have never been to Montreal so now I am thinking I will have to research this out

[bkb in the city]

@lleucullwyd Yes it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk Glad you like this

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@ellimae I will be taking in one this weekend

[bkb in the city]

@stepheesue Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@ladyjane It is a great location

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@pawar_ramesh Thank you Ramesh

[bkb in the city]

@darsphotos Thanks Darlene, glad to share it with you

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin Thanks Sheila

[bkb in the city]

@vickisfotos Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@cjwhite They are coming very soon

[bkb in the city]

@clmiller Thanks Caren. Glad to share this with you

[Diane]

Great shot of a cool statue! I love your photos of Edmonton... I feel almost like I've been there.

[Wendy Bowden]

Terrific composition, it's a lovely sculpture of him

[bkb in the city]

@wenbow Glad you like it

[Ann H. LeFevre]

An impressive and inspiring man. Nice shot!

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Glad to share them with you. Maybe someday you will get the chance to visit here

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann

[Carole Imes]

Wonderful statue of a powerful man!

[Linda]

Nice capture and history.

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@grannysue Thanks Linda

[michelle mcintyre]

Lovely capture of this statue!!

[bkb in the city]

@michelle58 Thanks Michelle

[summerfield]

ah the man himself. in high school, we read so much about mr. churchill. cool shot of the statue. there's one somewhere in toronto, too, i should go and take a shot of it.

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield Yes you should. I will be waiting hahahaha

[Leila]

Nice shot and story, great job.

[bkb in the city]

@leilaboyd Thanks Leila glad you liked it