17th Century
There’s scant detail on this latest statue, possibly given its age?? So, I gather the information that I can from the Public Statues and Sculptures Association website….
The memorial was carved by Euphaim’s husband James, a local stonemason around 1666. I imagine the modern-day equivalent of taking selfies with your partner, but have they ever carved you in stone?
The original memorial formed part of a market cross and public well with the pedestal decorated with statues of Euphaim and her five children, all of which have sadly eroded.
The cross was replaced and made into a clock tower in 1894 and her original carved figure was removed in 1996 to prevent further weathering and is now in the local Graham Institute a short walk from the tower. Euphaim’s figure was replaced in 2001 with a cast by Graciela Ainsworth Associates Edinburgh.
After obligatory pics, it’s a short walk to the Institute to see the original, I guess not so public if it is in a community space, but I’m in Linton so……
I get there at 15.47. Closing hours on Friday are 15.45. I’ve literally missed seeing the original statue by 120 seconds. I consider ringing the out of hours number and pleading the case but Britishness politeness and decorum take hold. Or maybe it’s because I’m too tired. Either way, the replica will have to suffice. Later when I look at the pics of me grinning at the clock tower I see a man in the background Institute bound, presumably with a bunch of keys in his hand….
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