Diamond Jubilee Fountain - Clovelly, Devon
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N 50° 59.923 W 004° 24.129
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The Jubilee Fountain near Clovelly Visitor Centre has been beautifully restored, and commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/15/2014
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"The fountain incorporates lines inscribed in slate from a much-loved Shakespeare sonnet – the words are particularly appropriate to both our esteemed monarch and the timeless beauty of Clovelly, which was once owned by Queen Matilda of England:
Thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall death brag thou wanderest in his shade,
When in eternal lines thou growest.
There are three tableaux on the sides of the fountain; one of Clovelly herring and two of much loved Clovelly scenes; the Harbour and Temple Bar (the cottage that straddles the village street). These and the inscribed Shakespeare lines have been carved by the Penzance based sculptor, Joe Hemming. "
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