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For many visitors to Hull, the most visible memorial to aviator Amy Johnson is the statue in Prospect Street. This was erected after a group of Hull people launched a public campaign to raise £3000 and a local sculptor, Harry Ibbetson, was commissioned to design a statue. The money was quickly rasied with contributions coming from local business and from individuals across the country. A site was agreed in front of the new shopping complex then under construction. The statue, carved from Portland Stone shows Amy Johnson in her flying gear, was unveiled in June 1974 with Amy's sister Mollie in attendance. Amy's trophies and souvenirs were given by her family to the Bridlington Corporation, and are now permanently on display at Sewerby Hall (the house Amy had opened in 1936).
Background from the Hull History Centre - Amy Johnson was born in Hull on 1st July 1903, the daughter of John William Johnson, from the family firm of Andrew Johnson, Knudtzon and Company, fish merchants. She was also the grand-daughter of successful mill-owner William Hodge who was Mayor of Hull in 1860.
When she was 18 she began a relationship with a Swiss businessman, Hans Arregger, who was living in
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