Stone Acorn from the Parapet of the Circus, c.1760,
Gift from Mrs Jane Swift and Brown Morton III.
By placing acorns along the top of the Circus, John Wood was making references to both Bladud's discovery of the healing hot waters and to the Druids, who were the "Prince's of the Hollow Oak".
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