Robin Hood Statue (Nottingham Castle)

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The Robin Hood statue.

Anonymous. Robin Hood's Statue, Castle Grounds, Nottingham (St. Albans Series Real Photograph, 26851) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Photo­graphic post­card (b./w.). 139 x 87 mm. / HTN collection.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-12.

James Woodford's full-length Robin Hood statue with its two complementary bronze plaques, on the Castle Green, was a gift to Nottingham City from Philip E. F. Clay, Esq., on the occasion of a royal visit to Nottingham on 28 June 1949. Template:PnItemQry

Gazetteers

• Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 300-301.

Sources

• Nottingham Sculpture Tour – (6) Robin Hood by James Woodford.

Background

• Nottingham Wayfarers' Rambling Club; Price, Roland, introd. The Robin Hood Walks: A Comprehensive Guide to Walks in Robin Hood Country including the Third Edition of the Guide to the Full Route of Nottinghamshire's First Recreational Footpath, The Robin Hood Way (Leicester: Cordee, ©1994), pp. 4, 7 (map)
• Wikipedia: James Woodford.

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  Anonymous. Robin Hood's Statue, Castle Grounds, Nottingham (St. Albans Series Real Photograph, 26851) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Photo­graphic post­card (b./w.). 139 x 87 mm. / HTN collection.

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  Anonymous. Robin Hood Statue, Castle Grounds, Nottingham (47) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Photo­graphic post­card (b./w.). 139 x 89 mm. / HTN collection.

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  Severn, D. Robin Hood and Nottingham Castle ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Picture post­card (b./w.) 103 x 154 mm. / HTN collection.

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  Photochrom Co. Ltd., Graphic Studios. Nottingham, Robin Hood Statue. Castle Grounds (V5089) (Tunbridge-Wells, Kent, [s.d.]). Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome). 88 x 140 mm. / HTN collection.

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  Later (?) issue of preceding / HTN collection.

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  Photo Precision Limited. Robin Hood's Statue, Nottingham (PLX15630) (St. Ives, Huntingdon, Cambs., [c. 1983]). Photo­graphic post­card (col.). 90 x 140 mm. / HTN collection.