Where's Wallace?

"A Gromit exhibition has proved so popular in Bristol that health and safety officials have been called in to manage the crowds.

It started as a simple idea of dotting 80 Gromit statues around the city centre to help raise funds for Bristol Children's Hospital, the challenge being to find them all.

Public response has 'surpassed' expectations and all of the Gromits have now been housed in a large gallery for people to come and see them under one roof."



(BBC Link & www.gromitunleashed.org.uk)

Liverpool has its Superlambananas - Oy's Pic 6 and wikipedia

What statue could Wigan have?

Wallace is in Brighton

What's he doing in Brighton, Mache? (www.wallaceandgromit.com)

I fell for that, Mache - I was looking for a Wallace statue in Brighton.

The Gromit statues are being sold by auction on 3rd October and are expected to fetch thousands of pounds each. (I've got my eye on the glitzy one.)

Bolton has elephants.
I think it started in Salzburg with the cows.

I also like the gold Grommit. I'm not keen on all of them though, some are hideous - as were some of the superlambananas (wasn't sure how many b's there).

Love Wallace and Grommit.

"There are many elephants, and castles, in and around Bolton, most inspired from the Coat of Arms."

I'd forgotten about those, Kenee. www.bolton.org.uk

If we use Wigan's Coat of Arms as a starting point - County Borough and Metropolitan Borough - how about a Wigan lion?

"some are hideous" Veg Grower!

It'd look nice int front garden.

....although I could see that gold one being stripped and weighed in.

I'm not sure it's real gold, Veg Grower, but I'm sure it'll be precious to its prospective owner.

Julie Vernon - "Golden Gromit"

'My design is inspired by golden Buddhas in Thailand, where sculptures are transformed into objects of glory by covering them in gold mosaic. I wanted to turn Gromit into a highly decorative piece using gold mosaic tesserae, creating an object of pride, splendour and beauty.'

I've just discovered one of the Gromit statues is called 'Where's Wallace? - designed by Martin Handford, the creator of 'Where's Wally'.

Artists

'Wallace is in Brighton '




Notreet!

Trying to think of a decent statue for Wigan.

Struggling and would throw out of the window andy stereotypical pie attempts

Do you not think a lion would be a decent statue, Dostaf?

Yes. But we've already got one at Haigh.

Originally from the gas works, I believe. I was thinking along the lines and a stylised doings like the banana.

I love those coat of arms lions (general, not Wigan), which are really leopards.

Twicer.

As Wigan had many clock makers how about a Grandfather clock "statue"


Archibald Coates, William Coats,

There are Watch and Clock Makers listed in Worrall's Directory of 1881 :-
George Bolton 125 Chapel Lane
James Bradshaw, Millgate
Samuel Davenport 8 Scholes
Robert Green 6 Caroline St
Johnson Grounds 15 Standishgate
John Hargreaves 15a Market Place
Joseph Heaton Lamberhead Green
Thos Milner 46 Market Place
Peter Rawson 41 Upper Dicconson St
James Rigby & Sons 155 Scholes/87 Birkett Bank
Samuel Royle 56 Standishgate
Thomas Winsstanley 6 Liverpool Rd Ashton
William Winstanley 46 Standishgate

Wallace and Gromits postal address is Wigan

That's true, PeterP - be great if we could get Nick Park to deign a statue for us.

I know we already have a lion statue at Haigh, Dostaf - I'm suggesting Wigan should take pride in that association and have many more.
(That's what Bolton did with its elephants. )

I love the stylised idea like that of the Superlambananas.

Erontquay, how about a lion design covered with clocks and called 'Dandy-Lion-Clocks?

If I were cynical, I'd make a comment about t'Council providing us with some white elephants in the town, Jo Anne.

But I'm not, so I won't.

Some lion statues would be lovely.

There are some beauties at Saltaire (Bradford)

Thinking about it, there are also lions either side of Bolton's town hall steps.

I'm not thinking quite as grand as those, but the more easily reproduced basic statues, like the Superlambananas and Gromits, Dostaf.

Simpler design

Strategically placed it just may work Jo anne. How about in the parish church yard.

I wouldn't laugh at the lion, Erontquay, just I case it gives us a stern ticking off.

I was actually thinking along the lines of Parsley the Lion earlier, due to your recent link to The Herbs, Dostaf.

I'm struggling to think of another simply styled one, Jo Anne.

Can only think of Lenny, but he wouldn't really transfer into a statue.

How about the Lion King

Simba's a good one, Erontquay.

When we went to the art exhibition in April, there was work on display by someone who taught cartoon art classes at Sunshine House, Scholes - he was very talented.

How about clockbananas

Would they all have to be synchronised with Wigan Parish Church clock though, Mache?

Out of true by at least one minute fifteen seconds.

That's the clock, not the angle of dangle of a banana.

'the angle of dangle of a banana' Is that a song by the Tree Degrees?

Click ^^^^^^

Is the link driving you bananas, Dostaf?

I'm having a bugger of a job.

Trying to put a link in a pic.

As you can probably tell.

I hadn't noticed, Dostaf.

I really don't know why it didn't work. Used same addresses.

Not to worry.

Give me a ring when either of sort it

Cheeky sod!

Both Dostaf's 18:37 and my post at 18:47 work now, Mache - I bet Dostaf slipped up on the banana skin earlier.

Gerrim told, Jo Anne.

Have another look its just text

Bugger!

Are you both working for the bays and grils

Sorry, Mache - they're all still visible on my PC.

Last night's Gromit auction raised £2,357,000 for Grand Appeal - the money will go towards Bristol Children's Hospital.

'Golden Gromit' sold for £30,000 (www.itv.com)

I love the 'Oops a Daisy' one covered in grass and a few daisies.

I think they would have to be kept indoors - nice if you have large apartment.

I caught a glimpse of one on the telly yesterday which looked like a strawberry.

I found it strangely attractive, for some reason.

EDIT

This mon

"Gromberry" - Simon Tozer"

'After working for a number of years in London as a scenic painter and mural-ist, Simon moved to Bristol in 2002. He now works as a printmaker, producing mainly screen prints. Simon's prints are often humorous and the subjects are usually animals, people and sometimes forms of transports.'

Diarmuid Gavin - "Oops a Daisy"

'Diarmuin Gavin is an award winning garden designer, author and presenter, best known for presenting Gardeners' World and the Chelsea Flower Show. Diarmuid describes his design style as exuberant, whacky and quirky, and at other times green, tranquil and gentle.'

To get back to the thread , William Wallace " the Welshman" guiding the scots.
Can anyone give credence to my interpretation?

Wild Boar in Bath.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/velo_denz/6554956765/

Kenee's link

"King Bladud's Pigs in Bath was a 2008 public art event to celebrate Bath, its origins and its artists - and provide residents and visitors with artistic enjoyment.

Over one hundred decorated pig sculptures were on display throughout the summer around Bath and beyond. The pigs have now all gone from the streets and been sold at auction, for the benefit of Bath's Two Tunnels Project."

Thanks for the link Jo, and the info.

"The pigs have now all gone from the streets"
Not strictly true, I saw that one on Saturday.

Thanks, Kenee. I've been trying to find out more about the Pig in the pic and instead found out this :

Lions of Bath - 'Pride in our City': a Lion project with similar aims.

Full size lion sculptures were displayed in the summer of 2010 and went on to raise over £65,000 for charity.

I thought the Lions would have made more than that - given the area.

Perhaps if they had auctioned them off like the Grommits they would have earned far more.

I see Wells in Somerset is doing the same with swans.

Kenee, I've found about more about the Pig you saw - Waterloo.

'The pig is now back in position after a lick of paint, and has been renamed Sulis.' (Aug 2013)

King Bladud's Pigs 'raised at least £200,000, Veg Grower, and then the Lions of Bath £65,000 just a few years later.

'The Swans of Wells had over £110,000 worth of bids made for the fabulous flock.' (2012)

The Gromits did do phenomenonally well in comparison with £2,357,000.

I think Gromit, as a commodity, was always going to be the biggest animal though.

Oh, have the swans been and gone then?

What next I wonder?...

Well, Wigan can't have Lions now, can it, Veg Grower. We can't be seen to be copycats.

You are a mine of information Jo anne

I think Wigan should have Wallaces, after all he does live here!

Only due to you mentioning the Pig in Bath, Kenee. I love these kind of statues.

"Wigan should have Wallaces" not William Wallaces though, unless there's room along Scot Lane.

I haven't found anything out about William Wallace being a Welshman, Tom1303. What makes you think he was?

I was wondering tht as well, but I didn't have time to Google.

Why cant we have Wallace? After all they do live here!

Yes, they do, Shauniebabe - 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan to be precise