Notable People
The actor Peter Sellers first set foot on stage here, and the Collins sisters (Joan and Jackie) went to school in the town whilst evacuees from the Blitz. Henry Williamson, author of Tarka the Otter, lived in Brittania Row for many years and is commemorated with a blue plaque. The artist George Shaw, short listed for the 2012 Turner Prize lives in the town; Damien Hirst, artist, has a couple of farms and several other properties in the town as well as an art "factory" on a local trading estate and is involved in several major local initiatives. Damien Hirst has October 2012 lent North Devon District Council the statue, Verity, positioned on the pier in Ilfracombe. During the lead up to the 2012 Olympics a number of people carried the torch through Ilfracombe, amongst these was Jonathan Edwards, the triple jump world record holder, who had the privilege to carry the torch past his former home.
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