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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.