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I'm just wondering if anyone knows what happened to the Giant that used to stand at The Botton Brothers park in Great Yearmouth.
He had a big, wide brimmed hat, a red tunic and carried a club. He was also automated, so would often lean down towards you.
To my knowledge, he had been there for at least 30 years, but has since been replaced by a more troll-like figure of similar size, but nowhere near as much charm.
I'd love to know if he still exists somewhere.

I don't know what's happened to the old giant but I remember it well. I wish I had taken a photo of it - I've got one with him right at the edge, but not framed properly.

Did he really lean down towards you though?

Yes, he did lean down... Not very far though. I remember it mainly when I was a kid.
In later visits, I think they must have turned the mechanism off, or maybe it became broken.

I remember the giant! I suppose I went to that park about 10 years ago when I was a small child and used to get so scared by him!