Standing In This Place: A Sculpture & heritage project

Created by sculptor Rachel Carter & the Legacy Makers

Commissioned by The National Justice Museum

Discover how Artists, Academics and the Nottingham community have come together to recognise the legacies of transatlantic cotton workers free and unfree.

This ambitious new sculpture will give representation to the under-represented, give voice and recognition to the contributions of thousands of unnamed women who were the driving forces behind the East Midlands cotton textile industry during Industrialisation.

The statue’s inclusion in a public park places Nottingham at the forefront of historic female recognition; and makes Nottingham a regional, national and global leader in acknowledging the significant contribution women have made to the British economy and society in their roles as enslaved workers in the Americas and Caribbean and as factory workers in industrial Britain.

Take a look at the dedicated project website, click the button below.