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Mermaid statue Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth

There is a fabulous mermaid statue in the Dart Estuary, near Dartmouth Castle on the west bank of the River Dart.   map

Mermaid statue - Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth.
Dartmouth mermaid near Dartmouth Castle. Photo by Mark Robinson.

Glynis Johns

The life-size mermaid statue is known as Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth.

It was sculpted in 2005 by Elisabeth Hadley as a privately commissioned art piece.   In 2006 the mermaid sculpture was cast in bronze and sited in its current location, where it is very easily seen from both the river and the turrets of Dartmouth Castle.

It has become a tourist attraction in its own right, and there is a news story about Miranda in the December 2012 issue of The Dart.

The sculpture was inspired by the 1948 film "Miranda", in which Glynis Johns plays the role of the mermaid Miranda.

Dartmouth mermaid near Dartmouth Castle.  Photo by Mark Robinson.
Miranda, The Dartmouth Mermaid.  Photo by Viv Marsh.
Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth.   Photo by sculptor Elisabeth Hadley.
Miranda, the Dartmouth Mermaid.   Photo and copyright by Toby Hetherington, used with his permission.
Mermaid statue - Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth.  Photo and copyright by Heather Robinson.
Mermaid statue - Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth.  Photo and copyright by Martin Brewster.
Dartmouth mermaid near Dartmouth Castle.  Photo by Mark Robinson.
Dartmouth mermaid near Dartmouth Castle.  Photo by Mark Robinson.
Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth.   Photo by sculptor Elisabeth Hadley.
Mermaid statue - Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth. Photo by Carsten Wagner.
Miranda, Mermaid of Dartmouth.  Bronze statue by Elisabeth Hadley.

References:
● http://www.hadleysculptures.co.uk
● The 1948 film "Miranda"
● The Mermaids of Earth coffee-table book: See page 28 in the book about this sculpture.

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