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Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks — Public artwork (statue).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Clifton Down · 1.0 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Henrietta Lacks is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2021. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue).". Coordinates: 51.4581°, -2.6016°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A statue of Henrietta Lacks was unveiled in Bristol in October 2021. According to The Guardian, the sculpture is "the first statue of a black woman created by a black woman for a public space" in the United Kingdom.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4581, -2.6016
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS8 1UH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Established
- 2021
- Nearest railway station
- Clifton Down — 1 km
- Official site
- www.hollow.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n9950785617 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Statue of Henrietta Lacks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Henrietta Lacks statue, Bristol.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Henrietta Lacks?
- Henrietta Lacks is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS8 1UH), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was Henrietta Lacks built?
- Built or established in 2021.
- Who owns Henrietta Lacks?
- Henrietta Lacks is owned by | accession =.
- Is Henrietta Lacks a protected site?
- Yes — Henrietta Lacks is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Henrietta Lacks?
- The nearest railway station is Clifton Down, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS8 1UH.