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I was very impressed with this, and thought it surprisingly restrained and tasteful in what is as you can see a beautiful setting. The exposed insides of the figure are facing the sea and you would struggle to see them from the other side of the bay without a telescope (I imagine the kind of busybody objecting to the statue is well equipped with telescopes)
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| Approaching the statue from the other side of the harbour |
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| There is definitely a touch of Ray Harryhausen Jason and the Argonauts's (the statue of Talos) about it |
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| I was thinking of Hurricane Sandy on the other side of the pond when taking this |
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| It is obviously very popular. The pier was busier than I've ever seen it and from talking to others I've heard hotel bookings in Ilfracombe have jumped since Verity has appeared |
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| The dual nature of the statue fits Ilfracombe and North Devon generally, an uneasy mixture of the twee and the primal. |
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