What is the history behind Robert burns statue

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Vaughn Wilkinson

27 July, 06:47

What is the history behind Robert burns statue

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Nylah Sullivan · Answer 1

It was the last of the set to be unveiled on 24 May 1887. A statue of Burns was deemed relevant to the city, both because of the city's Scottish roots (it was founded by the Free Church of Scotland in 1848), and also because one of the city's founding fathers was Rev. Thomas Burns, a nephew of the poet.