Mary Anning SONG COMPETITION

The Winning Verses will be performed on
May 21st in Lyme Regis
at the unveiling of a statue of Mary Anning by sculptor
Denise Dutton
commissioned by
Mary Anning Rocks

Mary Anning strides forth with her dog at her heels, a basket on her arm and a hammer in her hand

Mary Anning’s Statue in progress in the artist’s studio

Mary Anning SONG COMPETITION
Winners were announced at our
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival performance
“Mary Anning and her Sisters in Science”
May 1st 2022

Music Prize

“Mary”

Chorus Prize

“Mary Anning and the Dimorphodon”

Lyrics Prize

“Mary Anning Song”

Science Prize

“The Story of Mary Anning”

History Prize

“She Walks in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs
Mary Anning”

A portrait of Mary Anning standing in from of a vista of sea and cliffs, dressing in a heavy Victorian coat and bonnet, carrying a basket over her arm and a palaeontological hammer in her hand. Her black and white dog lies at her feet
Portrait of Mary Anning, 1847 by B J Donne at the Geological Society (Image from wikimedia commons)
Mary Anning strides forth with her dog at her heels, a basket on her arm and a hammer in her hand
Mary Anning's Statue in progress in the artist's studio
A woman standing with her back to us in Victorian dress, a thick coat and a straw bonnet looking out to sea
Frances M Lynch as Mary Anning
Mary Anning Maquette
Mary Anning Maquette