Close up of Falstaff statue beside the William Shakespeare Gower Memorial in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK.

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"In 1877 a committee was created in Stratford-upon-Avon to erect a memorial to Shakespeare. This originally comprised a theatre building, to be sited on land donated by the bank of the Avon within sight of the church where Shakespeare was buried. A statue was also created in 1888, the work of Lord Ronald Gower. This is situated in Stratford's Bancroft Gardens. The monument shows Shakespeare seated on a pedestal, surrounded, at ground level, by statues of Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, Prince Hal, and Falstaff. These characters were intended to be emblematic of Shakespeare's creative versatility: representing Philosophy, Tragedy, History, and Comedy." Wikipedia entry

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Location: Bancroft Gardens, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, UK
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
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