More than 200 concrete animal sculptures have been saved thanks to an emotional auction that will now see them set for a new life in Scotland.The concrete menagerie has become something of a tourist attraction in Branxton, Northumberland, over the past few years.The distinctive collection was made decades ago by a father for his disabled son, but it was feared it would be lost due to development work.
The artworks, which include everything from giraffes, rhinos, a panda, and birds to Winston Churchill and Lawrence of Arabia, are set for a new life at Ayton Castle in Berwickshire.
The castle's owners paid a hammer price of £20,000 to secure the collection in a tense auction battle at Hansons Auctioneers on Tuesday (October 26) to rescue
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