Boscombe - The Boscombe Devil

The Boscombe Devil

The Boscombe Devil is a gargoyle located facing the Boscombe Grand Theatre (now the O2 Academy) (see above), placed there in the 1920s by the Lord’s Day Observance Society to show disapproval at the theatre's decision to open on Sundays.

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