The part of the park that runs alongside the River Severn.
A statue of Hercules.
The labours of Hercules
The statue of Hercules - a lead copy of the famous Farnese Hercules - dates from the early 18th Century and is attributed to Jan Van Nost. The statue was moved to the entrance of The Quarry in 1851 with his back to the town so as not to offend womenfolk!
He assumed his present position in 1881.
SJ4812SE THE QUARRY
653-1/14/656 Statue of the Farnese Hercules
30/05/69
(Formerly Listed as:
THE QUARRY (OR THE DINGLE)
Statue of the Farnese Hercules on a
pedestal)
GV II
Statue. Early C18. Possibly by John Nost. Lead figure leaning
on club raised on stone plinth. Inscription on plinth reads
"Copy of the statue executed by the Athenian Sculptor Glycon
and known as the Farnese Hercules". Originally at Condover
Hall.
Listing NGR: SJ4850912384
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