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Title
'Tarka' the Otter
Medium
bronze & slate
Accession number
EX39_RM_S013
Acquisition method
funded by public and private subscriptions
Work type
Statue
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
11th March 2017
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscribed on the plaque: TARKA THE OTTER / From the book by Henry Williamson / Sculpted by Rowan Fawdon / Presented to Bideford / through the generosity of / Bideford Town Council / Torridge District Council / Businesses of Bideford / Bideford & District Chamber of Commerce / and Private Donations / "Tarka passed under the ancient / Long Bridge which the monks / built across their ford..."
