Sunbeam Weekly and the Pilgrim’s Pocket - Rotherhithe, London, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This statue depicts a 1930s era boy reading his comic "Uncle Pete and Kevs Sunbeam Weakly(sic)". He is reading the story of the Pilgrim Fathers. The spirit of the Pilgrim Fathers appears behind him, turning the pages of the comic. He seems surprised to see what the future holds. The boy is clearly interested in the New World - he is wearing a Sheriff badge.

The Pilgrim's coat pocket is brimming with things - it contains a book entitled 1620 A-Z, a crucifix, a fish, a lobster, a button and something that looks like silverwork. The accompanying noticeboard says "A bronze pocket has been fashioned into the Pilgrim's coat and it is said that any visitor from the New World who places a small object therein will find a new and more rewarding path in life"

A Staffordshire bull terrier is jumping up as if also trying to join in the reading

The significance of the Pilgrim Fathers to the locality is that the Mayflower set sail from Rotherhithe in 1620. See WMDH0G and WMDGRX

More info is available on the Thames Pathway website and Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Sunbeam Weekly and the Pilgrim’s Pocket Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Peter McLean Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 29 Nov 1991 Materials used: Bronze Location: Cumberland Wharf

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/21/2012 Master Mariner visited it