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This monument, remarkably classical given its subject, was erected to commemorate the tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth, and was one of Charles Davis's first commissions as newly appointed City Surveyor.
Title
Shakespeare Memorial
Date
1864
Medium
Bath stone
Measurements
H 315 x W 480 x D (?) cm
Accession number
BA1_WAC_S041
Work type
Monument
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
05/08/75
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
The Great Dell is locked each evening by Park staff who supervise the Gardens during normal working hours
Inscription description
inscription on front: The City of Bath celebrated the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of SHAKESPEARE April XXIII MDCCCLXIV Jeromah Bell Esq. Mayor; on the west side: Tongues speak. This was a man. Take him for all in all We shall not look on his like again.
