Public art & sculpture · North Wales
Eleanor Rigby statue
Eleanor Rigby statue in Wales North, United Kingdom.
Richard Hoare — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Eleanor Rigby statue is a public sculpture in Wales North, United Kingdom, dating from 1982. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
Eleanor Rigby is a statue in Stanley Street, Liverpool, England, designed and made by the entertainer Tommy Steele. It is based on the subject of the Beatles' 1966 song "Eleanor Rigby", which is credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership.
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Background
History
When Tommy Steele was performing in a show in Liverpool in 1981, he made an offer to Liverpool City Council to create a sculpture as a tribute to the Beatles. His fee for the commission would be three pence (half a sixpence).{{efn|This was an allusion to Steele's musical show and film Half a Sixpence. The statue took nine months to make. Steele unveiled it in Liverpool on 3 December 1982.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4069, -2.9865
- Address
- 23 Mathew Street, Liverpool, L2 6RE
- Established
- 1982
- Official site
- liverpoolbeatlesmuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q16834884 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eleanor Rigby (statue) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eleanor Rigby statue?
- Eleanor Rigby statue is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4069°, -2.9865°.
- When was Eleanor Rigby statue built?
- Eleanor Rigby statue dates to 1982.