The Shakespeare Monument, possibly by Gheerart Janssen, c.1616-23. Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. By permission of the Vicar and Churchwardens of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. William Shakespeare's funerary monument is located inside Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK, the same church in which he was baptised. The monument is mounted on a wall above Shakespeare's grave. It features a bust of the poet, who holds a quill pen in one hand and a piece of paper in another. His arms are resting on a cushion. Above him is the Shakespeare family's coat of arms, on either side of which stands two allegorical figures: one, representing Labour, holds a spade, the other, representing Rest, holds a torch and a skull. Beneath the bust is engraved a Latin epitaph and a poem in English. ?006 TopFoto