Beatles Statues Unveiled on Liverpool Waterfront
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New statues of the Beatles have been unveiled on Liverpool?s Pier Head . John Lennon ?s sister Julia Baird and Liverpool deputy mayor Cllr Ann O?Byrne officially unveiled the statues which were donated to the city by the Cavern Club , and coincides with the 50th anniversary tomorrow of the Beatles? last concert in their home city when they played at the Liverpool Empire . Julia Baird said: ?It?s a great honour to unveil this statue.We?ve got statues and bronzes of people all along this waterfront who have brought their skills, their labour and their love to Liverpool and helped it grow." ?It?s very apt that the Beatles are here. What have they done for Liverpool? What haven?t they done for Liverpool?!? she added. ?I know John would have loved it. And I bet Paul comes to see it as soon as he comes back here.? The statues ,which weigh in at 1.2 tonnes, was sculpted by Andrew Edwards, who also created the All Together Now Christmas Truce WWI statue currently on show in St George?s Hall, and cast at Castle Fine Art Foundry Ltd. The idea came from foundry managing director Chris Butler, who was inspired when walking through Liverpool ONE and saw the huge image of the band outside HMV. Andrew said today: ?I feel glad for the people of Liverpool. It?s they who demanded this statue ? it?s not like we pushed. They pulled, and we just channelled that.?
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/beatles-statue-unveiled-liverpool-waterfront-10548540 -
Right on Liverpool!!! The Beatles deserve more statues in Liverpool!
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Very good likenesses! Can't wait to see them in person next August!
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That is FAB. And very appropriate. I would love to see this in person someday. Thanks for sharing this!
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Those look great!! And in such a good spot too
It may be a sign of my gloomy mood though that i pictured one day there will be flowers all round the Paul one... maybe i'm just thinking of how when George died there were flowers left all round the (bad) statue in cavern walks.. I hope it's about 20 years til any flowers get placed round the new one!! -
These statues are an amazing tribute to the world's most famous rock music advancing band. Paul and Ringo are very proud, I know (also John and George, visiting in spirit). And their families must be shedding proud happy tears. And many, many fans
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Very nice statue! Nice to see Julia there for the unveiling. I would love to visit Liverpool one day-hometown of the Beatles
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SusyLuvsPaul:
These statues are an amazing tribute to the world's most famous rock music advancing band. Paul and Ringo are very proud, I know (also John and George, visiting in spirit). And their families must be shedding proud happy tears. And many, many fans
Another Christmas miracle to gladden the heart."world's most famous rock music advancing band" LOL, unusually faint praise from me, am usually a cheerleader for them...actually all their albums are marvelous, fabulous, genuis
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They look very tall next to Julia.
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The statues look pretty good, hopefully I can make a trip upto Liverpool sometime next year.
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Apple Scruff:
Very nice statue! Nice to see Julia there for the unveiling. I would love to visit Liverpool one day-hometown of the Beatles
If you do, sign up for Charles Rosenay's Magical History Tour through Liverpool Productions. That's what I'm doing next August! http://www.liverpooltours.com/home.htm
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thanks for the tip Nancy! If I do go, I am definitely doing a Beatle tour
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oobu24:
They look very tall next to Julia.
The statues are very large indeed - about six foot tall. I saw them at Beatleweek last August in The Adelphi Hotel during the Convention and they were very impressive.
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johnnymain:
oobu24:
They look very tall next to Julia.
The statues are very large indeed - about six foot tall. I saw them at Beatleweek last August in The Adelphi Hotel during the Convention and they were very impressive.
Lord, how short is Julia then? They look more like 7 feet tall!
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I've read the statues are eight feet tall.
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Thisbe211:
I've read the statues are eight feet tall.
That I can believe.
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^ i think it's great the statues are bigger than life, at 8 foot tall it means when people crowd around them at big events etc you will still be able to see their heads above the crowd.
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Those statues are so cool. To me they are exact likeness of each Beatle, from what I can see.
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hey_kittay:
Those statues are so cool. To me they are exact likeness of each Beatle, from what I can see.
Agreed!
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I think the statues are fantastic! So natural, so appropriate. Just read today that the sculptor added two acorns gathered from near the Dakota into John's right hand: http://www.liverpoolconfidential.co.uk/culture/beatles-statue-unveiled-on-liverpool-waterfront
