March 20th 2010 - Bishop David Sheppard

A wet and miserable day in Liverpool today, as can be seen by the raindrops dripping from the statue of the late Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard. This fine sculpture, situated mid-way down Hope Street, is one half of a work by Stephen Broadbent, the other depicting the late Archbishop Derek Warlock. The commemorative sculpture was funded by public donation to celebrate the lives of these two influential men and to recognise their success in uniting the Roman Catholic and Protestant faiths in the city at a time in history when such unity wasn't always the case in other parts of the country. Both cathedrals can be viewed over the shoulders of the Bishop and Archbishop from the sculpture. Prior to his success as Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard enjoyed a different form of success as an England cricketer.