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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