Keywords: statue william harvey leas folkestone kent architecture monument sculpture outdoor William Harvey (1578-1657) Born in Folkestone he was Physician to King James VI and King Charles I. He discovered that blood flows continuous and in one direction and was also the first to suggest that humans and mammals reproduced via the fertilization of an egg by sperm. A Hospital and Pub in Willesborough (Ashford) are named after him. William Harvey (1578-1657) Born in Folkestone he was Physician to King James VI and King Charles I. He discovered that blood flows continuous and in one direction and was also the first to suggest that humans and mammals reproduced via the fertilization of an egg by sperm. A Hospital and Pub in Willesborough (Ashford) are named after him. |