Man and Boy (sculpture)

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
Unveiled on
26th November 2016
by
Len Scott – RNMDSF Superintendent
in the presence of
Angela Gilbert – High Sheriff of Devon

History

The charity FISH 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.