In the later months of 2023 a statue of Agatha Christie was unveiled in the Kinecroft park -  Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The unveiling of the statue officially took place on the 9th of September by Matthew Pritchard: the grandson of Agatha Christie and additionally the chairman of Agatha Christie Ltd. Approximately 1000 people gathered round for the unveiling on that sunny and exciting Monday In September. Now, in the early months of 2024, people are still seen to be keen to take photographs with the statue – a nice commemoration for the novelist.

 

Agatha Christie, born in 1890, was famously known for her crime novels such as ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and ‘Death on the Nile’ lived in her Winterbrook House home, just on the outskirts of Wallingford, for over 40 years with her husband Max. In 1976, when Christie unfortunately passed away, she was lay to rest in the Churchyard of St. Mary’s in Cholsey where she and Max would often go to as their nearby place of worship.

 

The Wallingford town council are often seen to refer to the life of Christie – offering activities such as ‘The Agatha Christie Trail’ to pay tribute to the novelist who spent a great portion of her life in the town - allowing those interested in her life to take part in an engaging activity whilst they immerse themselves and learn about Christie’s life through aspects such as passing her Winterbook House home shortly after beginning the walk at Wallingford Museum which contains ‘The Agatha Christie exhibition’.