Derby doesn’t have a wealth of great public art, so when I went for my walk around the city at the end of June I was relieved to find that the Boy and Ram statue is in good condition and in a rather pleasant setting in the Riverside Gardens.
Created by Wilfred Dudeney, the statue was unveiled in 1963 and originally sited in the Castlefields Main Centre until it was demolished a few years ago to make way for the Westfield Centre. The Derby Ram folk song suggests it should be somewhat larger in size than the statue depicts!
Boy and Ram Statue, Derby Riverside Gardens, June 2013