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The sculpture commemorates the widows and children left behind in Eyemouth by Britain’s worst fishing disaster, on 14th October 1881, when a hurricane struck the fleet just outside the town's harbour. A total of 189 men were killed. All but 70 of the men came from the town. Many of them drowned within full view of their families on the shore. All their named widows and children were individually modelled by the sculptor. Each figure depicts an actual person and has a name and age. The wall is an unfolding timeline, from the Friday afternoon when families watched as two of the first boats were smashed against the rocks, through hope and fear to resignation on the Sunday. The narrow and textured wall represents the harbour and being on the edge of life and death.
Title
Widows and Bairns
Date
2007
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 120 x W 500 x D (?) cm
Accession number
TD14_AM_S004
Acquisition method
commissioned by the 125 Memorial Association
Work type
Monument
Owner
125 Memorial Association
Custodian
125 Memorial Association
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
14th October 2016
Access
at all times
