[5] It described LOOK II as "mounted on a fabricated steel stub of bespoke design" and "bolted to the reinforced concrete pile cap".

[8] At first, Plymouth City Council refused to disclose the total sum paid for LOOK II as it was covered by a confidentiality agreement with Gormley.

[9] On 28 February 2020, an individual filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Plymouth City Council for "the specific cost of the Gormley statue (in terms of design, construction and installation) due to be erected on West Hoe".

[10] In February 2021, a council budget document listing a "Mayflower 400 Monument" was unearthed, suggesting the total cost of LOOK II was £764,038.

"[9] In a page on its official website, Plymouth City Council disputed the claim that the sculpture alone costed in excess of £750,000, suggesting that the figure "included a number of projects in that area including essential strengthening works to protect West Hoe Pier against damage from the sea" and that "the sculpture did not cost £750k".