The Beatles

A new statue of the Beatles has been unveiled on Liverpool’s Pier Head . John Lennon ’s sister Julia Baird and Liverpool deputy mayor Cllr Ann O’Byrne officially unveiled the giant bronze of the Fab Four on 12 December 2015.The statue has been donated to the city by the Cavern Club , and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ last concert in their home city when they played at the Liverpool Empire . Julia Baird said: “It’s a great honour to unveil this statue. “We’ve got statues and bronzes of people all along this waterfront who have brought their skills, their labour and their love to Liverpool and helped it grow. It’s very apt that the Beatles are here. What have they done for Liverpool? What haven’t they done for Liverpool?!”
The statue ,which weighs in at 1.2 tonnes, was sculpted by Andrew Edwards, and cast at Castle Fine Art Foundry Ltd. The idea came from foundry managing director Chris Butler, who was inspired when walking through Liverpool ONE and saw the huge image of the band outside HMV.