{"id":35067,"date":"2018-04-16T14:45:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T13:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=35067"},"modified":"2018-04-16T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T14:08:30","slug":"the-shires-stetsons-on-statues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shires &#8211; Stetsons On Statues!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Shires1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-release-accidentally-on-purpose-album-number-3-on-april-20\/the-shires1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Shires1.jpg?fit=1500%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"The Shires1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Shires1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Shires1.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you were walking around London today, you may have noticed some of the city&#8217;s most recognised statues sporting pink cowboy hats. That might have something to do with The Shires, the biggest-selling UK Country act of all time, who release their new album &#8216;Accidentally On Purpose&#8217; on Friday April 20th.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With Country being one of the biggest fashion trends for Winter 2018 and The Shires leading the way in the British Country music scene, Country took over London&#8217;s statues for one day only. Kensington Gardens&#8217; Peter Pan, Leicester Square&#8217;s Charlie Chaplin and New Bond Street&#8217;s Roosevelt and Churchill were among the capital&#8217;s statues to model The Shires&#8217; stetsons, adding a splash of colour to some of London&#8217;s most loved historical figures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-release-accidentally-on-purpose-album-number-3-on-april-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See here for more information<\/a> about The Shires&#8217; new album, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B07B5441TP\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B07B5441TP&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=essentiallypo-21&amp;linkId=dfdced9bad30875922557cc60d519bda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accidentally On Purpose<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=essentiallypo-21&amp;l=am2&amp;o=2&amp;a=B07B5441TP\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>&#8216;, and their forthcoming tour.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-35067 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/queen-victoria1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Queen-Victoria1-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35084\" data-attachment-id=\"35084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/queen-victoria1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Queen-Victoria1-1.jpg?fit=4480%2C6384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4480,6384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Queen Victoria1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Queen Victoria &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Queen-Victoria1-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35084'>\n\t\t\t\tQueen Victoria &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/queen-victoria2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Queen-Victoria2-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35085\" data-attachment-id=\"35085\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/queen-victoria2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Queen-Victoria2-1.jpg?fit=3857%2C5496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3857,5496\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Queen Victoria2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Queen Victoria &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Queen-Victoria2-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35085'>\n\t\t\t\tQueen Victoria &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/sherlock-holmes-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sherlock-Holmes-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35086\" data-attachment-id=\"35086\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/sherlock-holmes-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sherlock-Holmes-1.jpg?fit=4721%2C6728&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4721,6728\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sherlock Holmes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sherlock Holmes &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sherlock-Holmes-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35086'>\n\t\t\t\tSherlock Holmes &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/psyche-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Psyche-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35087\" data-attachment-id=\"35087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/psyche-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Psyche-1.jpg?fit=4811%2C6856&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4811,6856\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Psyche\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Psyche &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Psyche-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35087'>\n\t\t\t\tPsyche &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/poet-laureate-sir-john-betjeman-st-pancras-station-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Poet-Laureate-Sir-John-Betjeman-St-Pancras-Station-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35088\" data-attachment-id=\"35088\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/poet-laureate-sir-john-betjeman-st-pancras-station-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Poet-Laureate-Sir-John-Betjeman-St-Pancras-Station-1.jpg?fit=4240%2C6042&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4240,6042\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman St Pancras Station\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sir John Betjeman &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Poet-Laureate-Sir-John-Betjeman-St-Pancras-Station-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35088'>\n\t\t\t\tSir John Betjeman &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/peter-pan1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Peter-Pan1-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35089\" data-attachment-id=\"35089\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/peter-pan1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Peter-Pan1-1.jpg?fit=4177%2C5952&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4177,5952\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peter Pan1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peter Pan &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Peter-Pan1-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35089'>\n\t\t\t\tPeter Pan &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/peter-pan2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Peter-Pan2-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35090\" data-attachment-id=\"35090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/peter-pan2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Peter-Pan2-1.jpg?fit=4452%2C6344&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4452,6344\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peter Pan2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peter Pan &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Peter-Pan2-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35090'>\n\t\t\t\tPeter Pan &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/sir-laurence-olivier-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sir-Laurence-Olivier-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35091\" data-attachment-id=\"35091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/sir-laurence-olivier-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sir-Laurence-Olivier-1.jpg?fit=4726%2C6735&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4726,6735\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sir Laurence Olivier\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lord Laurence Olivier &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sir-Laurence-Olivier-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35091'>\n\t\t\t\tLord Laurence Olivier &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/churchill-and-roosevelt-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Churchill-and-Roosevelt-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35092\" data-attachment-id=\"35092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/churchill-and-roosevelt-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Churchill-and-Roosevelt-1.jpg?fit=6858%2C4813&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6858,4813\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Churchill and Roosevelt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Roosevelt and Churchill &amp;#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Churchill-and-Roosevelt-1.jpg?fit=640%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35092'>\n\t\t\t\tRoosevelt and Churchill &#8211; Photography Credit: Dominic Nicholls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/charlie-chaplin-oxford-circus-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Charlie-Chaplin-Oxford-Circus-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35093\" data-attachment-id=\"35093\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/charlie-chaplin-oxford-circus-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Charlie-Chaplin-Oxford-Circus-1.jpg?fit=4862%2C6928&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4862,6928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Charlie Chaplin Oxford Circus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Charlie Chaplin &amp;#8211; Oxford Circus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Charlie-Chaplin-Oxford-Circus-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35093'>\n\t\t\t\tCharlie Chaplin &#8211; Oxford Circus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/charlie-chaplin-leicester-square-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Charlie-Chaplin-Leicester-Square-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35094\" data-attachment-id=\"35094\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/charlie-chaplin-leicester-square-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Charlie-Chaplin-Leicester-Square-1.jpg?fit=4912%2C7000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4912,7000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Charlie Chaplin Leicester Square\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Charlie Chaplin &amp;#8211; Leicester Square&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Charlie-Chaplin-Leicester-Square-1.jpg?fit=640%2C912&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35094'>\n\t\t\t\tCharlie Chaplin &#8211; Leicester Square\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/ballerina\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Ballerina.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35096\" data-attachment-id=\"35096\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/the-shires-stetsons-on-statues\/ballerina\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Ballerina.jpg?fit=4272%2C6088&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,6088\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ballerina\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ballerina, Covent Garden &amp;#8211; 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