Date:1903
Description:A postcard view of a bas-relief on the west side of the Conduit located in Market Place, Uttoxeter. It portrays Dr Johnson doing penance and it is comparable in style to the reliefs by Lucas on the Johnson memorial statue at Lichfield. Johnson's father, Michael Johnson, had a book stall in Uttoxeter and once asked his son to go to the market for him as he was unwell. Johnson refused, but later in his life regretted this, travelled to Uttoxeter, and stood on the spot where his father had his stall, as a penance. The memorial on the Conduit is supposed to be on that spot. The conduit or market cross was erected in the early 19th century and the bas-relief added later on in the 19th century. This postcard was published by ‘The Wrench Series’ and printed in Saxony. It was franked in Uttoxeter on 20 May 1903 and sent to an address in Birmingham.
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A postcard view of a bas-relief on the west side of the Conduit located in Market Place, Uttoxeter. ...
A view of the Market Place looking towards High Street, with the Conduit in the foreground.
A postcard view of the Market Place in Uttoxeter with the Conduit in the foreground. On the right, behind ...
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Image courtesy of: The Arthur Lloyd Collection
Donor ref:A Lloyd-140a (232/40294)
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