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One hundred cast iron figures look out to sea in Crosby
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Councillors are being asked to allow Antony Gormley's beach statues to remain on the Merseyside coast until next spring.
One hundred life-size naked cast iron figures are in place on Crosby beach courtesy of artist Antony Gormley, who also created The Angel of the North.
Called Another Place, the attraction has already been exhibited in Belgium, Norway and Germany.
Sefton Planning Committee will discuss the application on 20 September.
Each statue is a cast of the artist's own body, weighing 650kg (1433lbs) and standing 1.96m tall (6ft 5in).
The figures spread 3km (1.86 miles) along the coastline and 1km out to sea, are partly submerged at different times, depending on changing tides and weather conditions.
The statues have temporary planning permission until 30 November but Another Place Ltd - the company set up to keep the statues on the beach - wants them to stay for at least another four months.
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