page_title: Alfred Turner (sculptor)
section_title: Fishmonger's Hall
hierarchical_section_title: Alfred Turner (sculptor) / Notable commissions / Fishmonger's Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Alfred Turner's sculpture in Fishmongers' Hall
context_page_description: Alfred Turner RA was an English sculptor in the early 20th century. Among other institutions, Turner studied at the Royal Academy, where he exhibited and was a member. He was also a member and fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
  His sculptural works included statues, reliefs and war memorials. Some of his notable works included several statues of Queen Victoria, the Fishergirl and Fisherman at Fishmonger's Hall in London and war memorials in England, Wales and the Channel Islands. His daughter was also a distinguished sculptor.
context_section_description: In 1901 he exhibited a marble statue entitled Fisher girl; for a niche at the Royal Academy, and in 1902 this work, with its companion piece, Fisherman, was subsequently placed in the staircase niches of Fishmonger's Hall in London. Turner was given the commission to sculpt the two figures in 1899 when the hall was being redecorated. He received the commission based on the recommendation of William Silver Frith and was paid around 600 guineas for each statue.
caption: "Fisherman"
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