The Image Garden, Reagill

The Image Garden, created by Thomas Bland at Reagill in Cumbria.
Bland (1799 -1865) was a self-taught sculptor who created a garden full of his own sculptures to celebrate the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837.
Originally there were about 80 figures including Robert Burns, William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott as well animals, and even paintings. Bland also made and erected at his own expense, the Queen Victoria Monument at Shap and the Charles 11 monument at Black Dub on Crosby Ravensworth Fell.
This photo was taken from the road and only shows a small part of the garden. It is not open to the public.