The lifesize Aberdeen Angus bull sculpure I mentioned a while back now has pride of place above the entrance to the Sanderson Shopping Arcade in Morpeth.
After its patina was finished by Richard Clarke from Chichester, the bull was packed on a wagon and driven to the Northumberland town.
It took 10 men to manhandle him, hoisting him up with straps.
Sculptor Judy Boyt planned to watch the animal winched into his lofty spot, but the crane arrived before her and the men were keen to get on, so she ended up missing it.
The bull is the talk of the town. Apparently, the size of its testicles is a particularly popular subject of conversation.
"But several farmers came up to me and congratulated me on getting them absolutely right!" says Judy.
"Loose and bold, recording a story behind the animal," is how Judy describes her style.
"As an artist working on any commission, you eat, sleep, and live sculpture all the while until you have it in place."
Joanna Lumley, who was present at the official opening, revealed that she has an interest in the bull as her great grandfather was a pedigree Aberdeen Angus breeder in Tilyfour in the 1800s. She named the Morpeth bull 'The Black Prince'.
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