Sowing in Weston
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Sowing in Weston
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 19 Jan 2024
One of four intriguing statues on some of the surviving original stonework in the Italian Gardens of Weston depicts an idyllic scene. They were presented to the town by charismatic businessman and councillor, Henry Butt. Robert Henry Coate Butt (1861-1944) was a coal merchant's son who came to Weston to work in a branch but soon set up his own business in competition. He was immensely successful, became very rich and bought several areas of land, including quarries. Butt later became Weston's first Charter Mayor in 1937. He bought what is now the Italian Gardens and installed various pieces of stonework. When the gardens were given over to the council and a formal Italian style created, these works remained. A plaque nearby records that Butt presented the town with these in June, 1924. See Image] for the complementary work that is now missing.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.349466
Longitude
-2.979813