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Mrs Sophie Booth

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Mrs Sophie Booth

Photo: Copyright Keith Edkins geograph.org.uk

Sculptor: Ann Carrington

Mrs Sophie Booth

Mrs Sophie Booth (‘The Shell Lady’), artist and seaside landlady of the painter JMW Turner (1775-1851). This bronze statue, entitled, Mrs Booth, was unveiled in 2008.

Location: The Harbour Arm, Old Town, Margate, Kent.