Public art & sculpture · North West England
Another Place
Antony Gormley's 100 cast-iron figures at Crosby Beach, gazing out to sea since 2007.
Karl and Ali — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Another Place at Crosby Beach is Antony Gormley's installation of 100 cast-iron figures (each modelled on the artist's own body) staring out to sea across 3km of beach and tidal flats. Permanent since 2007; free to walk among the figures at low tide.
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From the Wikipedia article
Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by British artist Antony Gormley located at Crosby Beach in Merseyside, England. It consists of 100 cast iron figures facing towards the sea. The figures are modelled on the artist's own naked body. The work proved controversial due to the naked statues but has increased tourism to the beach. After being exhibited at two other locations, it was put on display at Crosby on 1 July 2005. After some controversy, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council decided on 7 March 2007 that the sculptures should be permanently installed at the beach.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The work consists of cast iron figures which face out to sea, spread over a 2 mile stretch of beach between Waterloo and Blundellsands. Each figure is 189 cm tall and weighs around 650 kg. The figures are cast replicas of Gormley's own body. As the tides ebb and flow, the figures are revealed and submerged by the sea, and are subject to corrosion by seawater and colonisation by marine animals. The figures were cast at Hargreaves Foundry in Halifax, West Yorkshire and the Joseph and Jesse Siddons Foundry in West Bromwich by foundryman Derek Alexander.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4842, -3.0531
- District
- Sefton
- Parish
- Sefton, unparished area
- Postcode
- L23 6XW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sefton Central
Sources
- manual: another-place-crosby (manual)
- wikipedia: Another Place (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Another Place?
- Another Place is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode L23 6XW), in the parish of Sefton, unparished area.
- When was Another Place built?
- Dates from the modern period. Designed by Antony Gormley.
- Is Another Place free to visit?
- Yes, Another Place is free to enter.
- How do I get to Another Place?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L23 6XW. It sits within the Sefton Central parliamentary constituency.