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Title
William Harvey (1578–1657)
Date
1881
Medium
bronze & stone
Accession number
CT20_TR_S010
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Custodian
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
11/03/75
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
AL . ALBERT BRUCE-JOY Sc. / LONDON. 1881.
Inscription description
front of plinth: HARVEY; rear of plinth: WILLIAM HARVEY / DISCOVERER OF THE CIRCULATION / OF THE BLOOD / BORN IN FOLKESTONE APRIL 1. 1578 / DIED IN LONDON JUNE 3. 1657 / BURIED AT HEMPSTEAD ESSEX
The Leas, Folkestone
CT20 2EB
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