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Another feature in the Dingle is the Shoemakers' Arbour. Associated with the pre-Victorian town festival, and originally sited in [[Kingsland, Shropshire|Kingsland]], it was moved to the Dingle in 1879. It dates from 1679 and includes statues of [[St Crispin|Crispin]] and Crispinian, the patron saints of shoemakers. The gateway is built of stone, and bears the date of 1679 and the initials, H. P. and E. A.; the wardens of the Shoemakers' guild at that time. The Shoemakers' Arbour plays a large part in the song [http://davidharleysongs.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/thomas-anderson/ "Thomas Anderson"]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidharleysongs.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/thomas-anderson/ |title=Thomas Anderson « David Harley's Songs|publisher=davidharleysongs.wordpress.com |date=17 March 2013 |accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref> by [[David Harley]] that describes the execution in 1752 of a participant in the [[Jacobite rising of 1745]].
There are numerous [[memorial bench]]es and plaques within the Dingle. Of special interest is a bust of the gardening broadcaster [[Percy Thrower]],
According to local legend, the Dingle is haunted by the ghost of Mrs Foxall, a local woman who was burnt at the stake nearby in the sixteenth century as punishment for witchcraft and murder.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
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