Another Place

When our trip in England the 7 or 13 April 2013, we went to the place “another place”. The sculptures represents the men standing looking at the beach. Another Place was first exhibited on the beach of Cuxhaven, Germany, in 1997 and after that in Stavanger in Norway and De Panne in Belgium. Cast iron figures which face out to sea, spread over a 2 mile (3.2 km) stretch of the beach between Waterloo and Blundell sands. Each figure is 189 cm tall (nearly 6 feet 2½ inches) and weighs around 650 kg (over 1400 lb.).

Originally the statues were due to be relocated in November 2006. Those who use the front for watersports voice the strongest resistance to the iron men staying, as the statues do pose a safety problem.

The works, which had earlier been displayed in Germany, Norway and Belgium, became a major tourist attraction on Crosby Beach north of Liverpool.

Charlotte.