Welcome Home - Fleetwood, Lancashire, UK
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Tashington
N 53° 55.707 W 003° 00.492
30U E 499461 N 5975561
The Welcome Home Statue stands on Fleetwood's Promenade.
The Statue was sculptured by Anita Lafford.
Waymark Code: WM4KYQ
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/04/2008
Views: 37
The Welcome Home Statue was sponsored by The Lofthouse company who make the famous Fisherman's Friends Lozenges, the statue shows the happy days of the age when families with their faithful pet dog(s) would welcome home the ships bringing their loved ones home after being at sea,deep sea fishing for 3 weeks at a time,it was considered unlucky to wave them off at the start of the trip.
The bronze statue is a life size sculpture of a mother,children and the family dog and was unveiled in 1997.
Breed: Lancashire Heeler.
Date Built: 1997/01/01
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