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Nearby to the courtyard of the University of Sydney’s Peter Nicol Russell Building, home of the university’s school of engineering, the granite and bronze monument stands as a duplicate of memorial for Sir Peter Nicol Russell which was presented to the University of Sydney by Lady Russell in honor of her husband. The monument is a fitting memorial for Sir Peter Nicol Russell, as not only was he an Australian foundry owner and philanthropist, but was an influential benefactor to the University of Sydney and in particular to the University of Sydney school of engineering. Throughout his career, Peter Nicol Russell worked alongside his family in Sydney under the organization Russell Bros. After retirement and moving back to London, Russell met for the first time with the first Professor of Engineering from the University of Sydney, Professor W.H. Warren. This meeting was influential for the University of Sydney, as it led towards encouraging Russell to provide over £100,000 directly to the University of Sydney school of engineering. These contributions were well received and by 1909 the Peter Nicol Russell School of Engineering was founded. Being the largest benefactor to the faculty, it is fitting that the monument of Sir Peter Nicol Russell stands nearby the School of Engineering. The monument can be seen as somewhat inspirational to those of studying engineering, however this can be broadened to an audience of anyone who finds an attachment or reference to the legacy and generosity Russell provided for the engineering faculty. This monument provides a sense of achievement and worth in the life of Peter Russell and is reflected by the centralization of the monument and the attention and the sentimental value it brings to the University of Sydney as a whole and more so the School of Engineering.