i guess the english can't be all that bad..........

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Lady of Beer

Statue of goddess at center of housing project in Burton, England

 

May 26, 2005 - When residents of a new housing development in England toast a

nearby statue, she might toast them back. Developers in one of England's most

revered brewing towns decided the Lady of the Beer would be particularly

appropriate for their new project.

 

 

 

 

The statue of Isis was built for the Cameron Mews development in the famous

brewing city of Burton, and is located on the site of the former Heritage

Brewery and Goat Maltings.

 

 

Isis was an earth goddess who was considered the most caring of Egyptian rulers.

She was known as The Mother of all Goddesses, She of Ten Thousand Names as well

as the Lady of Beer. She was chosen for the sculpture because of her links to

brewing.

 

 

Ian Burns, whose company built the development, said: " We were looking for an

individual piece of artwork which embraced the style and aspirations of the

development with the history and heritage of the town, and this statue certainly

achieves that. Isis is, of course, strongly linked to Burton upon Trent where

the pure quality of the waters around the area allowed early development of the

brewery industry in the town. "

 

 

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