Welcome Home Statue

Anita Lafford’s ‘Welcome Home Statue’

The Welcome Home Statue was sponsored by The Lofthouse Company who make the famous Fisherman’s Friends Lozenges. The statue reminisces about the days when families with their faithful pet dog(s) would welcome the ships bringing their loved ones home after being at sea fishing for three 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. The dog’s breed is a Lancashire Heeler.