| Man and Boy | |
| 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 |
| Map Name: | Devon |
| Map Text: | Location within Devon |
| Coordinates: | 50.3971°N -3.5107°W |
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]
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
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.