Statue of William Shakespeare, Wesley House, Dufton
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flipflopnick
N 54° 37.171 W 002° 28.959
30U E 533406 N 6052575
The local stone mason carved this likeness. When the feet went missing and the statue was to be thrown away, the then owners of Wesley House built a niche on the wall to house the statue.
Waymark Code: WM8J07
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/07/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 2

By the gate is a note about the house and white statue in the alcove on the house's wall.
"Wesley House was originally built as a Methodist Chapel in 1820 and converted into a private residence in 1935/6.
In the days when Dufton had a stone mason living in the village, he made for himself, a statue of William Shakespeare.
Apparently during one night someone had broken the statue's feet off. The mason was intending to throw the damaged statue out. The family who were in the process of converting the chapel heard about this and decided to have a niche built, where a window was to be bricked in, to house the statue.
The placement of William Shakespeare on a Wesley House could of course be just a figure of the imagination."

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OSGB NY689250
Post code CA16 6DB
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait

Property Type:: Private

Date of event:: 1935

Location notes::
The statue is viewable from the public road during daylight hours.


If other, please explain:: Not listed

URL for Additional Information:: Not listed

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