Gormley: I want statues to stay

Jul 27 2006

By Sam Lister Daily Post Staff

ARTIST Antony Gormley has given the campaign to keep his iron men statues on Crosby beach a massive boost - by fully supporting the plans. Mr Gormley told the Daily Post he thought making the beach the permanent home for the Another Place work was the "best future" for it. The lease on the artwork, which has been on the Sefton coastline since June last year, runs out on November 28 when they are due to go to New York. The popularity of the statues - visited by 600,000 people so far - has led to a multi-million pound injection into the region's economy. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT That prompted Sefton Council to assemble a Trust, which includes high-profile figures from across Merseyside, which aims to pay for the statues to stay. Mr Gormley's backing is a significant boost to the £2m campaign - launched earlier this month - to make them a permanent feature on the Merseyside coastline. He said: "I think Crosby beach is a fantastic place and I think for Another Place that is the best future for it and for the people. "It is a lovely, big, working beach. Somehow the presence of the hills in Wales means it's very English but also connects to the rest of the world."

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