An artist from Liverpool has made an unusual sculpture out of WW2 rubble.
Harry Maddox from Anfield became inspired to create artwork using the natural landscape five years ago. Unlike other artists, Harry's expertise does not lie in watercolor or sketching but in creating pieces by balancing rocks on a fine point.
For one of his latest creations, Harry constructed a 'Moongate' a self-supporting structure in the shape of a heart using rubble washed up from WW2 on Crosby beach. Liverpool was heavily bombed during the Blitz and the rubble is thought to have been transported to the beach for use in sea defences.
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Speaking to the ECHO he said: "There are a few places around Liverpool and Wirral that have got clean rocks. So Crosby beach is one of the places I go when I have a few minutes after work.
"You would be surprised by how challenging it is. The slightest bit of wind will bring it down. Because of the Yorkshire stone rocks there and the brickwork and the old bits of stone that have been worn by the sea they are the right shape to achieve the right kind of balance."
In 2020 an archelogy student called Emma Marsh uncovered this historical treasure trove. Among the rubble, Emma found fragments of gravestones, Victorian fireplaces, and ceramics dating back to the Georgian period.
Harry, a master of his craft, won the European rock balancing championships last year the, 62, year-old said: "It's about getting people out to the beach and having a hobby that doesn't cost anything. You would be amazed by how much enjoyment you actually get from it.
"There is a whole community of idiots like me who like balancing rocks."
More of Harry's artwork can be found here.
