John Gray Statue

John Gray was wrapped in plastic for what seemed like two years while he was being restored (the statue, not the man himself) and many people forgot who was actually under there. When they revealed him all cleaned up and pigeon poo free, we still were unsure.
As it turns out, John Gray was quite the over-​achiever — a physician, surgeon, newspaper proprietor, nationalist, journalist and politician, who was a key figure in getting Dublin hooked up to a fresh water supply. Suitably, he died in Bath.