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James Renforth and Harry Kelley

(Photo by Jacqui Houckham ©)

Subject(s): (heads from L to R) Harry Kelley and James Renforth
Sport: Rowing

Location: Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (From 1871-1985 sited at Gateshead Cemetery East. Removed after vandalism, relocated to Shipley Art Gallery in 1992)
Unveiled: 6/12/1872
Sculptor: George Burn
Material: Stone
Status: In Situ

Inscription(s):
Inscribed on plinth, top: IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH

Inscribed on plinth, base: ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES RENFORTH, OF GATESHEAD, CHAMPION SCULLER OF THE WORLD,WHO DIED AUGUST 23 1871 AGED 29 YEARS, WHILE ROWING IN AN INTERNATIONAL BOAT-RACE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CREWS ON THE KENNEBECASSIS RIVER NEAR ST JOHN'S N.B.

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(Photo by Ronnie Hackston ©)

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