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==Statues and monuments== *Chamberlain Memorial β In honour of the public service Joseph Chamberlain gave to the city of Birmingham, the memorial fountain was unveiled in his presence on 10 October 1880 as the centrepiece of the new public square. The {{convert|20|m|ft}} high memorial was designed by [[John Henry Chamberlain]] (no relation). * Statue of [[Joseph Priestley]], which was originally located in [[Victoria Square, Birmingham|Victoria Square]] (then called Council House Square). * Statue of [[James Watt]], which was originally located on [[Paradise Street]] next to the Town Hall. * Statue of [[Thomas Attwood (economist)|Thomas Attwood]] by [[Sioban Coppinger]] and [[Fiona Peever]], 1993. The bronze statue sits, having left his [[plinth]], and scattered his bronze pages, on the steps. The annual [[Birmingham Christmas Craft Fair]] is held in Chamberlain Square from the third Friday in November to 23 December. The event began in 1997 as "[[Winterval]]", held from 20 November to 31 December,<ref>Birmingham City Council "Winterval" brochure</ref> with the intention of attracting business into Birmingham's newly rejuvenated city centre. Chamberlain Square was the original site of Birmingham's [[BBC Big Screen]], where it was situated until September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2007/09/25/birmingham_big_screen_moves_feature.shtml|publisher= [[BBC Birmingham]]|title= Big Screen|accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref>
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