The famous falconer in Lynch Park in Beverly, Massachusetts on the eastern coast of the USA

Date Created: 28 January 2016

Author: George Blackall-Simonds (1843-1929), founder of the British Falconers Club

Source: The Internet

Owner: Brian S.

Location: Beverly, not too far from Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Link to: Website

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Information from Peter Barry Peters - one of FHT Directors:

The statue is by George Blackall-Simonds (1843-1929), founder of the British Falconers Club. It is a smaller version of the famous larger than life size bronze erected in Central Park, New York City, in 1873. Several room size versions of this statue exist, one I believe is in the Norwich Museum (UK) and another is still owned by Simonds' decendants.

Black-white photo and text by Greg Halle taken from: https://primaryresearch.org/qthe-falconerq-at-lynch-park/

“The Falconer” at Lynch Park

I chose the statue of "the Falconer" to symbolize Beverly because of its symbolism and its history. The statue of the Falconer is a replica of the original, which can be found in Central Park in New York. George Blackall Simonds sculpted the Falconer in 1872, it was Greek inspired and symbolized conquest. The statue was recreated and was placed at Lynch Park where it took on new meaning. In the eyes of Beverly natives like myself, this Falconer is seen as a symbol of home and memories of good times had at Lynch Park.
The Falconer will not always lie between the rose garden and the sea wall forever. The statue has already seen change, for it was once a deep copper color but now it is green from corrosion much like the Statue of Liberty. Both statues turned green from the salty air of the might Atlantic. Sadly, the Falconer might not always be there. It could be forgotten as easily as it could be remembered. So many things have been forgotten over the course of time, the Falconer could just be another one of them.

I do however believe that the Falconer may not just be an intersection in time, it has the potential of being immortalized. Even if the Falconer itself is no longer present in the future, what it symbolizes will. Beverly residents years from now may not see of the statue of the Falconer but, they will see something in its place whether it be a landmark or a building it will symbolize home and mood memories like the Falconer did

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