The ‘Gansey Girl’ depicts a young woman knitting a gansey, the traditional jumper worn by fishermen. Fishing families have contributed to the sculpture by placing moulded fish which bear their family names on the sculpture’s plinth. Around the plinth swims a shoal of fish.

Object description
Type: Sculpture
Location: North Pier, Bridlington, North Yorkshire
Material: Bronze
Artist: Stephen Carvill
Date: 2015

Image Details
Date: 16 September 2026
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: ƒ/5.3
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO: 400
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International