Statue of Feathers McGraw

Statue of Feathers McGraw

Location	Lowthian Street, Preston, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°45′38″N2°42′01″W / 53.760619°N 2.700282°W / 53.760619; -2.700282
Type	Statue
Material	Bronze
Height	1.2 m (4 ft)
Dedicated to	Feathers McGraw from The Wrong Trousers

The statue of Feathers McGraw is a bronze sculpture in Preston, England, placed at the corner of Lowthian and Orchard Streets, in front of the cinema Animate Preston at Tenterfield Street and the Covered Market at Earl Street. It depicts Feathers McGraw, a penguin criminal mastermind antagonist from the 1993 short film The Wrong Trousers from the Wallace & Gromit , a clay animation franchise created by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations. It was unveiled on 20 February 2025.

History

The statue depicts penguin Feathers McGraw, an antagonist and nemesis from the 1993 short film The Wrong Trousers , from the Wallace & Gromit , a clay animation franchise produced by Aardman Animations. It was unveiled on 20 February 2025, to mark the opening of the nearby cinema Animate Preston at Tenterfield Street. The ceremony was attended by Nick Park, the creator of Wallace & Gromit, Chris Butler and Chris Jones, the owners of Castle Fine Arts Foundry which created the statue, and Philip Crowe, the mayor of Preston. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The sculpture was placed near the statues of Wallace and Gromit, which were unveiled on 10 September 2021. ^{[1] [4]}

Design

The statue is placed at the corner of Lowthian and Orchard Streets, in front of the cinema Animate Preston at Tenterfield Street and the Covered Market at Earl Street. The sculpture is made from bronze and depicts a Feathers McGraw, a penguin antagonist and nemesis from the 1993 short film The Wrong Trousers , from the Wallace & Gromit , a clay animation franchise created by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations. He is depicted wearing a rubber glove on top of his head, as a disguise of a chicken, and holding a remote controller, which in the short film was used to control mechanized pants of the protagonist Wallace. The statue measures 1.2 m (4 ft). It is placed in front of the cinema Animate Preston at Tenterfield Street. ^{[1] [2]} The statues of Wallace and Gromit are also placed at the nearby corner of Earl and Market Streets, also depicted as in the short film, including the mechanized pants. ^{[1] [4]}

References

1. Paul Burnell (20 February 2025). "Statue of Wallace and Gromit villain unveiled". bbc.com.
2. "Statue of evil penguin Feathers McGraw unveiled in Preston". itv.com. 20 February 2025.
3. "Nick Park CBE, unveils statue of Feathers McGraw at Animate, Preston". preston.gov.uk. 20 February 2025.
4. "Wallace and Gromit: Creator Nick Park unveils comedy duo's Preston statue". BBC News. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2025.