Public art & sculpture · South West England
Man and Boy
Man and Boy in England South West, United Kingdom.
Lewis Clarke — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Man and Boy is a public sculpture in England South West, United Kingdom, dating from 2016. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
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.
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- Coordinates
- 50.3971, -3.5107
- Address
- King's Quay, Brixham, Devon, England
- Established
- 2016
- Opening
- | restore =
- Official site
- goldenhind.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q65091384 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Man and Boy (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Man and Boy?
- Man and Boy is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.3971°, -3.5107°.
- When was Man and Boy built?
- Man and Boy dates to 2016.
- What are the opening hours for Man and Boy?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: | restore =. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.