Last modified on Sat 5 Jun 2021 13.37 EDT
A statue of Wallace and Gromit is to be unveiled in Preston, home town of their creator Nick Park. The pair will be sculpted with Wallace wearing the âtechno trousersâ that brought him grief in Parkâs Oscar-winning film
The Wrong Trousers.
The statue is intended to attract more visitors to the Lancashire city as coronavirus rules ease and is due to be installed outside Preston Markets in August. It will feature Gromit sitting on a bench reading a newspaper while Wallace â resplendent in his ex-Nasa trousers â balances on one leg giving the thumbs up.
By Press Association 2021
The proposed Wallace and Gromit statue which will be unveiled outside Preston Markets in the home town of Nick Park, who created the characters
A Wallace and Gromit statue will be unveiled in the home town of the man who created the characters.
The animated duo will be depicted as they appeared in The Wrong Trousers and the life-sized pair will be seen next to a bronze bench.
The bench will be installed outside Preston Markets later this year, with visitors likely keen to have their picture taken with the famous characters.
Designed by Preston-born Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park and the team at Aardman in consultation with local sculptor Peter Hodgkinson, the bench is currently being produced at the Castle Fine Arts Foundry in Wales.
By Press Association 2021
The proposed Wallace and Gromit statue which will be unveiled outside Preston Markets in the home town of Nick Park, who created the characters
A Wallace and Gromit statue will be unveiled in the home town of the man who created the characters.
The animated duo will be depicted as they appeared in The Wrong Trousers and the life-sized pair will be seen next to a bronze bench.
The bench will be installed outside Preston Markets later this year, with visitors likely keen to have their picture taken with the famous characters.
Designed by Preston-born Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park and the team at Aardman in consultation with local sculptor Peter Hodgkinson, the bench is currently being produced at the Castle Fine Arts Foundry in Wales.