Agatha Christie sculpture unveiled in Wallingford
The crime thriller writer lived at Cholsey in south Oxfordshire for more than forty years
Last updated 9th Sep 2023
A life size statue of the best-selling author Dame Agatha Christie has been unveiled in Wallingford by her grandson, Mathew Prichard.
Agatha Christie lived quietly in nearby Cholsey for more than 40 years with her second husband until her death in 1976 - she is buried in the village churchyard.
The bronze sculpture shows the writer sitting on a bench overlooking the Kinecroft Park opposite Wallingford museum.
The life-size bronze is by renowned figurative sculptor Ben Twiston-Davies. It has been called ‘A Monument to Imagination’ and is set to inspire generations of creative thinkers.
Visitors can take pictures of themselves seated on the bench next to the author, overlooking the park and against the backdrop of Wallingford Museum.
Just across the road, Wallingford Museum www.wallingfordmuseum.org.uk is the home of a permanent exhibition: ‘At Home with the Queen of Crime’ which goes behind the scenes of Agatha’s home life, featuring photographs of her at Winterbrook House and memories of local people who met her.