The vision of Eof by sculptor John McKenna ARBS

This bronze statue by sculptor John McKenna ARBS is situated in Evesham town centre, on the edge of the town market square. It commemorates the legend of Eof's vision. The legend is that while searching for his pigs on the banks of the River Avon, Eof, a swineherd, received a vision of the Virgin Mary. Eof related this vision to Ecgwine (Saint Egwin), Bishop of Worcester. Ecgwine founded the great Evesham Abbey in about 701 AD on the site of the vision. The town's early name 'Eofeshamme' reflects this legend. The statue was commissioned after a design competition around the 2000 millennium to select by public vote a sculpture representing the legend of the founding of the town. This public art project was paid for by public subscription.