Photo Study - The Geese Statues Of Altrincham

photo taken by me - The metal Geese in Altrincham

By Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

Preston, England

March 14, 2016 8:13am CST

An unusual site I found on a photo walk is this pair of metal geese in the Altrincham, Cheshire district known appropriately as Goose Green. They remind me of the iron Chicken in The Clangers cartoons on children’s TV. The name Goose Green makes me think of the region of the Falkland Islands which saw fierce fighting in the short war there between the UK and Argentina in 1982. The Altrincham Green now has little greenery left but probably once attracted real geese rather than metallic robot ones. Arthur Chappell

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@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

14 Mar 16

I cannot remember the Chicken in the Clangers, but I am going to search. I remember well the short war between the UK and the Falkland Islands.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

14 Mar 16

@LadyDuck This is the Clangers episode with the Iron Chicken - probably the cutest aliens ever

clangers - the iron chicken

www.youtube.com

a mysterious metal chicken is shot out of the sky by the clanger's rockets.

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@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

14 Mar 16

@arthurchappell Thank you for the link, I am watching the video on another tab, they are cute.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

14 Mar 16

@LadyDuck How could anyone forget the great iron chicken, it was as famous as the soup dragon.

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@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

14 Mar 16

they remind me of peacocks more than geese

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

15 Mar 16

I think they look quite monstrous actually

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

14 Mar 16

That is very nice there.I loved it

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@msiduri (5687)

• United States

14 Mar 16

These may not be the prettiest geese I've ever seen, but they are the quietest and the least likely to leave a minefield behind.

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@teamfreak16 (43421)

• Denver, Colorado

14 Mar 16

That is a pretty cool statue.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

14 Mar 16

That's a nice installation, like it

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@mimiang (3760)

• Philippines

14 Mar 16

Nice pieces of art

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

14 Mar 16

Have never seen these lovely statues Arthur. So lovely. Is it a type of copper metal I wonder. I always love the sea green that develops on them.

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@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Mar 16

These are very well done. Creative people are so clever.

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