The Gower Memorial - plaque

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Date:10th of October 1888

Description:Gower donated his memorial to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The monument was moved to its present site on the Bancroft Gardens with the building of the existing Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1933.

The sculptor's interpretation of how the poet looked was influenced by the Holy Trinity Church memorial bust and by the Kesselstadt Death Mask, purportedly cast from Shakespeare's face.

Designed by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower (1845-1916). Made c. 1888.

This inscription refers to figures of Prince Hal, Lady Macbeth, Hamlet and Falstaff, each of which is sited at a corner of the memorial and which represent History, Tragedy, Philosophy and Comedy.

Location: Bancroft Gardens, Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon

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Waterside Sculpture & Carving Public Art & Sculpture Public Art & Sculpture Monuments, Statues & Follies Monuments, Follies & Statues Alloys - Bronze, Brass, Pewter

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