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Title
Charles Darwin (1809–1882)
Date
1897
Medium
bronze
Accession number
SY1_RA_S004
Acquisition method
erected by the Shropshire Horticultural Society
Work type
Statue
Owner
Shrewsbury Town Council
Custodian
Shrewsbury Town Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
10th August 1897
Listing date
19/09/72
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
stamped: H. MONTFORD Sc; stamped: BROAD & SONS / FOUNDERS LONDON
Inscription description
front of plinth: DARWIN; either side of chair: 1809 / 1882; rear of statue: ERECTED BY / THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 1897