Beaches · North Wales
Another Place (sculpture)
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 a
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
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.
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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.
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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.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4700, -3.0460
- District
- Sefton
- Parish
- Sefton, unparished area
- Postcode
- L22 8QQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bootle
Sources
- wikipedia: Another Place (sculpture) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Another Place (sculpture)?
- Another Place (sculpture) is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L22 8QQ), in the parish of Sefton, unparished area.
- Is Another Place (sculpture) free to visit?
- Yes, Another Place (sculpture) is free to enter.
- How do I get to Another Place (sculpture)?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L22 8QQ. It sits within the Bootle parliamentary constituency.