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Statue of an angler with fishing rod and keep net. (The fishing rod is no longer in place due to vandalism.) It is intended to commemorate the people of Reading who worked at the Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory which closed in 1989. The model for the statue was Keith Cooper (aged 71 in 1992) – a retired postman and keen angler.

Title

Compleat Angler

Date

1992

Medium

bronze

Accession number

RG1_BC_S010

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

Statue

Owner

Reading Borough Council

Custodian

Reading Borough Council

Work status

extant

Access

not accessible

Access note

Access to the island is attained by a metal bridge which links from wharfside at the Prudential site. The bridge is secured with a substantial gate which is securely padlocked. Could be accessed by boat.

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