The statue of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner" class="extiw" title="en:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner">Ancient Mariner</a> at Watchet, Somerset, England. The statue was unveiled in September 2003, as a tribute to Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The sculptor was Alan B Herriot of Penicuik, Scotland. Coleridge lived in the nearby village of Nether Stowey, about 10 miles from this statue. In 1797, while on a walking tour, Coleridge visited Watchet. On seeing the harbour, it is believed he was inspired to compose The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Relevant extract from poem: <i>Ah ! well a-day ! what evil looks<br></i>Had I from old and young !<i><br></i>Instead of the cross, the Albatross<i><br></i>About my neck was hung.<i></i>
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2004-07-13
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