Damien Hirst's sculpture yarn bombed for April Fool's

The statue looks out to sea from the harbour at Ilfracombe in North Devon. Credit: Penny Clark

The statue standing on Ilfracombe harbour looked very different at first light this morning.

'Verity', a sculpture of a naked pregnant woman, has been photographed wearing some brightly coloured leg-warmers.

The photo's were taken by Penny Clark who says she found Verity sporting the eighties leg-wear in the early hours.

She says it's an April Fool's Day joke for the North Devon town.

Verity looked even more striking than usual this morning. Credit: Penny Clark

Covering objects or areas with knitting is known as 'yarn-bombing'.

We wait to see if Verity is given further garments.

Bringing the 80's back to Ilfracome. Credit: Penny Clark

Seth Conway reports: