Public art & sculpture · Yorkshire & the Humber
Brick Man
Brick Man in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Stephen Craven — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Brick Man is a public sculpture in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brick Man was an Antony Gormley sculpture proposed in the 1980s for the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Background
History
A male human figure made of clay building bricks, standing around 120 ft tall, it would have stood on a triangle of land bounded by railway lines in the Holbeck area of the city, greeting travellers arriving at Leeds railway station. It would have cost £600,000 and been the largest sculpture in the UK at the time. Visitors would have been able to enter via a doorway in the heels, climb stairs, and look out through the ears. The sculpture was one of 20 designs produced in response to a competition to find an artwork for the site, but the proposal was ultimately rejected by Leeds City Council in 1988. Conservative councillor Richard Hughes-Rowlands said at the time: "If Mr Gormley is talking…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7914, -1.5575
- District
- Leeds
- Parish
- Leeds, unparished area
- Postcode
- LS11 9YW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds South
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brick Man?
- Brick Man is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS11 9YW), in the parish of Leeds, unparished area.
- Is Brick Man free to visit?
- Yes, Brick Man is free to enter.
- How do I get to Brick Man?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LS11 9YW. It sits within the Leeds South parliamentary constituency.