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The Shakespeare Memorial Fountain and Clock Tower (as it is officially known) was presented to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon by American journalist George W Childs of Philadelphia in 1887. Built to honor not only William Shakespeare, but also Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee