Pirates ahoy: Brick models coming to Sewerby Hall
Sewerby Hall and Gardens is set to host an exhibition of brick models of pirates this summer.
Twelve life-sized, swashbuckling models will be on display in the grounds of the hall near Bridlington from Friday 22 August to Sunday 21 September.
The exhbition is the work of Iconic Bricks, the Hampshire-based touring company which brought the Dinosaurs exhbition to Sewerby Hall last year.
More than 22,000 people visited the hall to see colourful brick models of prehistoric creatures in the grounds.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it represented an increase of almost 10,000 visitors on the previous year, and the exhbition proved so popular it was extended by a week.
Visitors to this year's event will be able to get up close to Captain Blackbrick and his shipmates, a mermaid, a shark, a treasure chest, a cannon and a pirate ship's wheel.
People can also have their photographs taken in a jail, and there will be a mini-trail of six "powder monkeys".
Visitors will also be given an insight into how the models are made.
Councillor Nick Coultish, the council's cabinet member for culture, leisure and tourism, said: "We are delighted to be welcoming back the hugely talented team from Iconic Bricks to Sewerby Hall and Gardens with its new Pirates exhibition.
"I've no doubt visitors will want to come and see Captain Blackbrick and the rest of these wonderful life-size creations when they appear around the grounds."
Normal admission charges to the hall and gardens will apply.
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