Shrimp On A Pole - Southport, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 39.011 W 003° 00.516
30U E 499431 N 5944601
This shrimp or maybe prawn is on top of a tall pole just off the lower promenade at the seaside resort of Southport.
Waymark Code: WMEY3Y
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/21/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 3

This area is near to the pier and a couple of fish and chip restaurants.

Apparently shrimps and prawns are different suborders of Decapod Crustaceans. In modern aquaculture literature marine species are referred to as shrimps and freshwater species as prawns.

I've no idea whether the sculptor had a prawn or shrimp in mind, but as this is near the sea I'm going to assume it's a shrimp. However looking at the pictures on the Wikipedia shrimp page above it actually looks more like a prawn.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Uknown

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown

Materials used: Metal

Location: Near to the pier

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