More from Gromit Unleashed in Bristol. I'm in King Street for this photo. Gromit is just by the Llandoger Trow, a very old pub. A Trow was a flat bottom barge, Llandogo is a village 20 miles away in South Wales. It's said this pub is where Daniel Defoe met Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe. It also appears as The Admiral Benbow in Treasure Island.
This Gromit is in Queens Square. Being largely red it was a bit difficult to photograph him with me. The statue behind is William III, he has been there since 1736. In 1937 the council decided to put a dual carriageway through the centre of the square and moved William III as a result. It took until the 1980's before they realised it was a silly idea and plans were made to restore the square. In the 1990's the dual carriageway was closed and the restoration of the square began. It's now a very nice place.
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