Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)
Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)

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Webb was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. He died in an attempt to swim through the Whirlpool Rapids on the Niagara River.
Title

Captain Mathew Webb (1848–1883)

Date

1910

Medium

bronze & stone

Accession number

CT16_TR_S006

Acquisition method

erected by public subscription

Work type

Bust

Owner

Dover District Council

Custodian

Dover District Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

8th June 1910

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

F. W. Doyle Jones 1910

Inscription description

front of plinth: CAPT. / MATTHEW / WEBB / BORN DAWLEY 1848 / DIED NIAGARA 1883 / SWAM FROM DOVER TO / CALAIS AUG. 24 25 1875 / ERECTED BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION 1910; rear of plinth: ΕΙΣ ΣΕ ΑΝΗΚΕΙ / Η / ΑΙΩΝΙΑ ΔΟΞΑ / TO YOU BELONGS / THE GLORY FOR EVER / PRESENTED BY / MDME ZOI (JOYCE) J SOTIRAKI / GREEK LONG DISTANCE SWIMMING CHAMPION / FD OF UEA 25 AUG. 1951

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Located at

Marine Parade, Dover

CT16 1LH