A new bronze sculpture honouring generations of fishermen has been unveiled in St Ives after a four-year community fundraising campaign.
The £70,000 project, completed on Saturday, celebrates the town's maritime heritage. Created by Cornish sculptor Tom Leaper, the life-size work shows two fishermen sitting opposite each other, working on their nets.
The idea came from members of the local fishing community, who approached Leaper about creating a lasting tribute. Local historian Tony Mason is part of the group that helped fund the memorial.
Funds were raised largely through the sale of 50 small bronze versions of the sculpture at the Penwith Gallery. Much of the work was carried out in Cornwall, with bronze casting completed at Fabrication Facility in Longdowns.
Leaper said: "There is something very appropriate about using the skills of people working in Cornwall today to create a memorial celebrating the skills and working lives of generations who came before them.
"I hope that in years to come people will walk along Smeaton's Pier, come across these two fishermen working away at their nets, and be reminded that long before St Ives became internationally known for its art, this was a working fishing town."
Lord and Lady St Levan will officially unveil the St Ives Mariners Memorial on Smeaton's Pier at 14:00 BST on Saturday.
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Bronze Sculpture Honours St Ives Fishermen