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| Location | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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| Coordinates | 53°45′38″N2°42′01″W / 53.760431°N 2.700171°W /53.760431; -2.700171 |
| Designer | Nick Park (main artist) |
| Type | Statue, bench monument |
| Material | Bronze |
| Opening date | 10 September 2021 |
| Dedicated to | Wallace and Gromit |
Thestatues of Wallace and Gromit is a bronze sculpture inPreston, Lancashire, England, at the corner of Earl and Market Streets, placed at the entrance to theCovered Market. It depicts the titular characters fromWallace & Gromit, aclaymation franchise created byNick Park and produced byAardman Animations. It was designed by Park, together with other artists at Aardman Animations, and with local sculptor Peter Hodgkinson. The monument was unveiled on 10 September 2021.
The monument is dedicated to the titular characters fromWallace & Gromit, aclaymation franchise created byNick Park and produced byAardman Animations. It was designed by Park, who grew up in Preston, together with other artists at Aardman Animations, and with local sculptor Peter Hodgkinson. The statues were unveiled on 10 September 2021. It was funded by the local town fund.[1][2][3]
On 20 February 2025, thestatue of Feathers McGraw, a penguin antagonist and nemesis of Wallace and Gromit, was unveiled nearby at the corner of Lowthian and Orchard Streets, in front of the Animate Preston cinema on Tenterfield Street.[4]
The sculpture consists of two bronze statues. In the foreground, it features Gromit, ananthropomorphicbeagle dog, depicted sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper. Behind him stands Wallace, wearing one of the character's inventions, titledtechno trousers, from the 1993 short filmThe Wrong Trousers.[1][2][3]
Also placed nearby is the statue of penguin antagonist Feathers McGraw, a nemesis of Wallace and Gromit who disguises himself as a chicken. He can be seen using a remote to control Wallace's trousers, mirroring the plot of the film.[4]