The Bankside Gates
The Bankside Gates
The Bankside Gates
The Bankside Gates
The Bankside Gates
The Bankside Gates
The Bankside Gates
The Bankside Gates

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The gates are decorated on both faces with 125 motifs, mostly of flora and fauna, from Shakespeare’s plays and poems, designed by 126 blacksmiths throughout the world. There are 63 motifs on the faces towards the Theatre and 62 towards the Thames.
Title

The Bankside Gates

Date

1995–1997

Medium

wrought iron

Measurements

H 518 x W 335 x D (?) cm

Accession number

SE1_AS_S114

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Globe Theatre

Work type

Gateway

Owner

The Globe Theatre

Custodian

The Globe Theatre

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

12th June 1997

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on a plaque mounted on the wall to the left of the gates: The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths / Tonypandy Cup awarded to / Brian Russell FWCB, Richard Quinnell MBE / and 130 blacksmiths worldwide / in recognition of their contribution to the / Bankside Gates, Shakespeare’s Globe, October 1999

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Located at

Globe Theatre, Southwark

SE1 9JE