I'm quite a fan of these statues where the subject is in a more natural setting so that people can get up close and personal, so to speak. This one of
Robert Baden-Powell (British soldier who founded the Scouts) is right on the promenade in Poole. The town has close connections with the Scouts, as it was on
Brownsea Island in Poole harbour that Baden-Powell set up the first Boy Scouts camp in 1907 to test his theories and ideas for the movement as a whole.
Information on the plaque tells us that the sculptor was
David Annand and the statue was unveiled on the 13th August 2008 by James Gibson Fleming, the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset. According to some further information
here, it took 10 months to complete, weighs 200kg and cost £35,000.
Overall:- 8/10
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