What is the sculpture in stay close?
The real statue is called The Dream Head, and is just off the M62 between Liverpool and Manchester – in St Helens. It was was unveiled back in 2009 and is open to the public every day with a number of walks in the surrounding area. It doesn’t actually look as though you can go inside, like Megan and Ray did, though.
Where is the big head sculpture in stay close?
St Helens
The sculpture is a real piece of art work from Jaume Plensa and can be found in St Helens, which is between Liverpool and Manchester. Stay Close also prominently features a scene set on a beachfront, which many viewers will recognise as Blackpool, especially as the ferris wheel can be seen in certain shots.
Where is the stone face statue in England?
“Dream” is a 20 metre high sculpture located on the former site of Sutton Manor Colliery in St Helens, designed by world-renowned and award-winning artist, Jaume Plensa. The sculpture takes form of a young girl’s head. Her eyes are closed in a dream-like state.
What is inside the Dream sculpture?
Dream is made of gleaming white, pre-cast English concrete, with Spanish dolomite aggregate, reportedly the whitest marble there is. The materials are intended to give the artwork a luminescent glow that symbolises light, in sharp contrast to the darkness of the former pits and the coal below.
What are the ruins in Stay Close?
What is this? A local website revealed in an interview with location manager Mark O’Hanlon that the ruins near the club were filmed on a privately owned farm in Chorley, a town in Lancashire.
Where is Green Bridge in Stay Close?
Where is the bridge in Stay Close? The bridge in Netflix’s Stay Close is the Silver Jubilee Bridge that crosses the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes in the North West of England.
Who designed the Dream statue?
Jaume PlensaThe Dream Sculpture / Artist
Why was the dream built St Helens?
Her eyes are closed in quiet contemplation, intended to suggested she is dreaming not only about her future, but also that of the former colliery site and St Helens. The miners hoped that the landmark would be beacon of hope for future generations, and become a positive symbol for the area.
Why did Dave dump the car in Stay Close?
When Dave saw the car in the news report, he decided to get rid of it to protect his daughter. Even at this point, Stay Close wants you to believe that Carlton was under the influence of drugs and didn’t try to scream or make any noise when Dave pushed the car into the river.
What is the twist in Stay Close?
But the big twist came at the end, when it was discovered that nightclub boss Lorraine (Sarah Parish) was actually the one responsible for Stewart’s death – and indeed for the death of all the men who had been at the club.
Where is the house by the sea in Stay Close?
Where is the beach house in Stay Close? The safe house is the Shore Cottage on the high water line at Thurstaston Beach, a village on the Wirral Peninsula, located west of Liverpool in Merseyside.
What is the history of Sutton Manor Colliery?
Sutton Manor Colliery dates back to May 1906 when no.1 shaft with a diameter of 18 feet was sunk by local coal proprietor Richard Evans. This was completed in December 1909 when the shaft was extended to a depth of 1,823 feet.
Where can I see the Dream sculpture at Sutton Manor?
Jaume Plensa, The Dream, 2009. Image copyright: Forestry England The Dream, an imposing permanent sculpture by artist Jaume Plensa, can be viewed at Sutton Manor Community Woodland. Installed in 2009, it sits on the site of a former colliery, reflecting on the heritage of the location.
What’s new on the Sutton Manor site?
As well as the Dream sculpture on the Sutton Manor site, the summer of 2009 also saw the addition of a number of superb new benches which graphically represent the history of the site. These have been courtesy of Sutton Manor Primary School’s heritage project in conjunction with artist Bernadette Hughes and the Shining Lights Heritage Group.
What is the Forestry Commission doing about Sutton Manor?
As Dream has had such a dramatic impact on the site and thrust Sutton Manor firmly into the limelight, the Forestry Commission have been taking a fresh look at how they manage the whole site in order to sustain it as a high quality visitor destination, both now and in the longer term.