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| 50°23′50″N 3°30′39″W / 50.397145°N 3.510708°W / 50.397145; -3.510708 | |
| Location | King's Quay, Brixham, Devon, England |
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| Designer | Elisabeth Hadley |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dedicated to | Brixham's fishing heritage and lives lost at sea |
Man and Boy is a statue situated at King's Quay on the harbour of Brixham, Devon, England. It is the result of a long fundraising effort; the residents of the town raised £76,000 for its construction. The monument was created in clay by the local sculptor Elisabeth Hadley and cast in bronze in Shropshire.
Description
The statue is a life-size sculpture of two fishermen, a man and a boy, behind a large ship's wheel.
A plaque on the statue's pedestal reads:
'Man and Boy'
by
Elisabeth Hadley
(based on 'The Wheel', an etching
by Arthur Briscoe 1873–1943)
Unveiled on
26th November 2016
by
Len Scott – RNMDSF Superintendent (Retired)
in the presence of
Angela Gilbert – High Sheriff of Devon
History
The charity FISH (Fishermen In Sculptural Heritage, registered charity number 1135142) was set up to raise funds for the construction of the statue. The voluntary committee which had been drawn from local businesses, seafaring families, councillors and representatives from the Fishermen's Mission in Torbay, began fundraising in 2008.
References
- "Fishing port honours those lost at sea". BBC News. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- "Man and Boy unveiled". Brixham Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Man and Boy". www.hadleysculptures.co.uk. Elizabeth Hadley Sculpture. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "FIshermen in Sculptural Heritage". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Fish Man & Boy / Fishermen In Sculptural Heritage (FISH)". www.creativetorbay.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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