Hopes rise that some of Grimsby car park's sculptural panels might be spared a date with the crusher

                                             

Contractors will seek to save at least some of the sculptures

 

EFFORTS will be made to save some of the sculptural panels that have been put at risk by ongoing demolition of  Grimsby's Abbey Walk car park.

North East Lincolonshire Council had come under fire for not having done more to safeguard the panels which are part of the post-war heritage of the town.

Although he has not made a fuss, the sculptor, Harold Gosney, is known to have been disapppointed that all his creative andf time-consuming work risked ending up as rubble.

Following talks between NELC and the contractors, GBM,  it has emerged that efforts will be made to save at least some of the panels.

Says NELC cabinet member Cllr Stewart Swinburn: "The sculptures weigh between one and two tonnes each, so manual removal is not an option - removal will have to be attempted mechanically."

However, he cautions: "There are several risks, and they may be damaged in the process."

Assuming they can be saved, it is not clear where the panels might be relocated.