Frederick Hester : A brief history in pictures - Page 12 : The Winter Gardens
Two Busts reportedly
from Poets Corner in Wintergardens
In 1968 Mary Crane wrote that she had two busts in her 'Bernside' Odessa Road garden that were from 'Poets Corner'. Poets corner was apparently at the entrance of the Winter Gardens complex. The busts were of Shakespeare and Burns with "A.L.Vagoss 1885" marked on the back. They were later donated to Aubry Stevens of the Canvey Historical Society. Thanks to his son Graham for donating the photo below that shows them being displayed outside St Katherines Church with a younger Margaret Payne on the right. Who painted them!?
Outside Saint Katherines Church where the Busts are currently stored