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Title
Gilpin's Bell
Date
1996
Medium
Watts Cliff stone
Measurements
H 244 x W 150 x D 150 cm (E)
Accession number
N18_TJ_S032
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
London Borough of Enfield
Custodian
London Borough of Enfield
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
carved around the sculpture: THE DOGS DID BARK / THE CHILDREN SCREAMED / AWAY WENT GILPIN NECK / OR NOUGHT / AWAY WENT HAT AND WIG / JOHN GILPIN WAS A CITIZEN OF CREDIT AND RENOWN / AND WE WILL THEN / REPAIR / UNTO THE BELL OF EDMONTON / STOP, STOP, JPHN GILPIN! / HERE'S THE HOUSE!
