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At the top of the monument is a series of steps leading to the main part of the monument, a mass range of Stanstead granite white, facing the largest bronze foundry created in that time, which taxed the capacity of its foundry. The sculptor has sought to highlight, as the keynote, the discovery by man of his power to transmit sound through space. Above the reclining figure of man is inspiration, urging them to redouble their efforts, while at the other end of the panel are the numbers of knowledge, joy and sadness, brought to the man by phone. On both sides of the main part of the monument, two "heroic" female figures representing humanity in bronze on the mountains of granite, which is represented in the act of sending, the other receiving a message on the phone. The two female figures were placed at a certain distance in order to designate the power of the phone to great distances. Work together focuses on the line of curvature of the earth casting in bronze, representing the extent of the global phone use. proposed Allward original design for the monument also included flags or the greatest nations of the world, a modern element that was probably omitted because it would go against the neo-classical monument.

The back of the monument contains a stone foundation, with Bullfrog gargoyles, and cut in the stone, pilasters, are representations of the British Crown and the maple leaf. At the rear, too, was placed a bronze plaque giving the names of customers and the Executive Committee of the Association. Foundation, stairs, plinths and walls are made of durable Stanstead granite. In the main, right and left, two circular panels are inscribed: "Hoc Opus Telephonica Patri Dedicatum East" (the monument was dedicated to the author of the invention) and "Mundus Telephonica Usu Recreatus is. " (The world has been recreated with the phone). Under the bronze casting is a great central inscription: "To commemorate the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in Brantford in 1874.

During his unveiling of the Memorial Bell has created a stir controversy with its abstract allegorical interpretations. It has also launched its creator and renowned sculptor. The monument was designed and manufactured according to Walter Seymour Allward (1875-1955), probably the best in Canada monumental sculptor of the time. In addition to the Memorial Bell, he has created many other important monumental works, the largest being the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in the Pas-de-Calais, France, commemorating Canada's sacrifices and casualties in the First World War, a project he worked on 16 years, until its completion in 1936.

The Bell Telephone Memorial is situated in the Bell Memorial Gardens, a small park in downtown Brantford, in an area originally intended to be the new municipal center town, but was then constructed later.