https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/statues/Recent content in statues on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 19 Apr 2026 05:39:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/landmark-birmingham-development-welcomes-back-iconic-statues-after-11-years/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:39:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/landmark-birmingham-development-welcomes-back-iconic-statues-after-11-years/Two historically significant statues, removed during the demolition of the old Birmingham Central Library over a decade ago, are set to make their highly anticipated return to public view at the Paradise development this summer. A newly installed sign at Paradise reveals that a bronze statue of Joseph Priestley—a distinguished clergyman, scientist, and member of the Lunar Society—will be reinstated beside the new Three Chamberlain Square building. Priestley, who lived in Birmingham from 1770 to 1791, is famously credited with discovering oxygen.