On a recent trip to the Mall at Cribbs Causeway I found a festive Gromit in the Gromit shop.
I have a fair few Gromit pictures on the blog.
BR Logo
I did not know this. The diagonal lines on the BR logo are not parallel. They taper outwards so they “look right”.
What’s the sculpture?
On a recent visit to Ashton Court I was reminded of this piece of bronze art that was on display at the front of the mansion building.
There wasn’t anything that I could see that said more about the art, so no idea about the title or the sculptor?
What’s the sculpture?
I quite like it though.
Gromit Unleashed 2020
So 2020 sees another trail featuring Aardman’s characters from Wallace and Gromit. This one though is much shorter and all the sculptures are at the Mall at Cribbs Causeway.
Before lockdown we managed to find them all within a couple of hours.
Click the images for larger versions.
15. Postie McGraw
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Postie McGraw.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
14. Alex the Lion
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Alex the Lion.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
Alex the Lion was in the 2018 trail and was one of my favourite sculptures that year and I think Gromit works very well as a lion.
Alex the lion is a character from the Madagascar films.
13. The Wensleydale Kid
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is The Wensleydale Kid. This sculpture was in a shop window with glass in front, which made it difficult to photograph.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
The Wensleydale Kid was part of the 2018 trail and was up at the Clifton Observatory.
Complete with hat, this cowboy themed Wallace looks a lot like Woody from Toy Story.
12. Blazing Saddles
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Blazing Saddles.
This sculpture was in a shop window with glass in front, which made it difficult to photograph.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
11. Feathers Macaw
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Feathers Macaw.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.
Feathers Macaw was part of the 2018 trail hiding in the shadows of the Victoria Rooms.
A penguin trying to be a chicken, painted as a macaw….
10. Rio
At the Mall there is a Gromit trail.
This is Rio.
Featuring Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw, The Grand Adventure will see 15 sculptures pup-up in various locations around The Mall – launching on Saturday, 24 October. You’ll be able to travel around the world visiting brand new designs, as well as firm favourites from previous trails, each representing a different country.