Paula’s black and white Sunday this week is ‘Traces of the Past’.
This bronze by Jill Watson was commissioned by the people of Berwickshire to commemorate the women and children left by the East Coast Fishing Disaster of 1881.
The small bronze figures are the wives and children of Charles Purves, James and William Thorburn, three men lost at sea in 1881 from the fishing village of St Abbs. In total 189 men from the east coast of Scotland perished on that fateful day.
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What a poignant and moving set of sculptures, Jude. I would like to see them one day.
Regards as always, Pete. x
Haunting! Great photo, Jude.
Beautiful and touching work, Jude. I am trying to figure out how small they are. Thank you for this entry. It is special.
They are small figures on a bronze block. I’ll show more once I am home again and can blog a bit more.
What a haunting sculpture- they radiate emotion. Thank you for sharing this
Oh, well photographed, Jude…a haunting sculpture made the more so by your photo…..
The figures are quite small and very beautiful. More so in the fog I think.
I think the fog was a large contributor
Yes. It gives the impression of looking out to a sea that they cannot see. I have some nice foggy photos of the harbour that I will post once I return home and have better wifi connection. Can’t visit your site (I think the hub here is set up to only accept https:// sites)
Look forward to seeing your harbour images, Jude!
I made some photos of the three scultures by Jill in glorious sunshine and it doesn’t tell the story like your foggy one. Great job, Jude. Very happy to see this.My Mac had a crash and I lost my photos … Maybe on the way to Hebrides next year …
I think the Hebrides will be magnificent. That will be our next Scottish destination.
Very poignant and unfortunately not an unusual scenario for these coastal towns. The somberness of the statues is accentuated by the fog – very fitting.
Perfectly orchestrated by the fog! Love it, Jude š How goes the onward journey? I texted but you probably don’t have a signal.
‘There was a signal, a Scottish signal, who wandered far away and signaled far away…’ Goes rather well, doesn’t it? š š
I did reply to the text, but maybe it is being bounced around the mountains a bit? Forest walk today and now feeling very sleepy. Glamis tomorrow I think.
Oooh, glamourous Glamis. Sounds good. Didn’t get the text but you can still have a hug š š
Thanks. I need one today!
Sad event, but very interesting sculpture.
That’s so moving and makes a powerful statement in such a quiet way.
It is such a small sculpture too, but I was instantly drawn to it. The front view is lovely too, but of course seeing them from the back, searching into the fog is what makes it such a powerful image.