The statue in the gardens is a replica of the
Bristol High Cross which was erected in the city in 1373 honouring various British monarchs, and moved to
College Green in 1733. The statue was given in 1768 to
Stourhead gardens and can be seen there today. The current statue is a replica which was originally sited on
College Green was made by
John Norton in 1851 and removed in the late 1940s. The
Bristol Civic Society purchased the remains in 1950 and re-erected the truncated remains seen today in Berkeley Square. ==See also==