Memorial by Ben Twiston-Davies is sited in Wallingford, where the mystery writer lived for more than 40 years
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The statue depicts the writer holding a book and seated on a bench overlooking the Kinecroft, an area of open grassland. Sculptor Ben Twiston-Davies – who also designed the Agatha Christie memorial in London –that it shows her “looking out as if she’s seen a clue for one of her stories”. Hundreds turned out to the weekend event, ITV reported. The statue is positioned near Wallingford Museum, which houses a permanent exhibition, At Home with the Queen of Crime, displaying photos and letters from the time the writer spent living in the area.
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