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Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain
Shakespeare Fountain

Image credit: Maarten Roes Francken / Art UK

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Title

Shakespeare Fountain

Date

1874

Medium

Sicilian marble

Measurements

H 280 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 380 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

WC2_MRF_S018

Acquisition method

gifted by the financier, Albert Grant

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

Westminster City Council

Custodian

Westminster City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

2nd July 1874

Listing date

24/02/58

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the scroll within the statue of Shakespeare: THERE IS NO DARKNESS BUT IGNORANCE; on the front of the pedestal: THIS ENCLOSURE / WAS PURCHASED, LAID OUT / AND DECORATED AS A GARDEN / BY ALBERT GRANT ESQRE M.P. / AND / CONVEYED BY HIM ON THE 2ND JULY 1874 / TO THE / METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS / TO BE PRESERVED FOR EVER / FOR THE FREE USE AND ENJOYMENT / OF THE PUBLIC

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Located at

Leicester Square, Westminster

WC2H 0AP

Located at the centre of the square garden enclosure.