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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]

Man and Boy

Location within Devon
Coordinates	50.397145°N 3.510708°W / 50.397145; -3.510708
Location	King's Quay, Brixham, Devon, England
Designer	Elisabeth Hadley
Type	Statue
Material	Bronze
Dedicated to	Brixham's fishing heritage and lives lost at sea

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.^{[citation needed]}

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