Strangers on the shore at Crosby spoil the view

SIR – Am I alone in disliking statues on Crosby beach – or any beach, for that matter?

Surely the beauty of the coast lies in an uninterrupted view. It is bad enough that we have to endure the many offshore wind farms that are a blot on the seascape. Sally Hancock Goostrey, Cheshire

All at sea: one of Antony Gormley’s cast-iron likenesses braves the tide on Crosby beach