Man and Boy
50°23′50″N 3°30′39″W / 50.397145°N 3.510708°W / 50.397145; -3.510708
LocationKing's Quay, Brixham, Devon, England
DesignerElisabeth Hadley
TypeStatue
MaterialBronze
Dedicated toBrixham'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.[1] The monument was created in clay by the local sculptor Elisabeth Hadley and cast in bronze in Shropshire.[2][3]

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)[4] was set up to raise funds for the construction of the statue.[5] 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

  1. ↑ "Fishing port honours those lost at sea". BBC News. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Man and Boy unveiled". Brixham Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Man and Boy". www.hadleysculptures.co.uk. Elizabeth Hadley Sculpture. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "FIshermen in Sculptural Heritage". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fish Man & Boy / Fishermen In Sculptural Heritage (FISH)". www.creativetorbay.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.


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