Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ray Tang/Shutterstock (4078924j) Timothy West Talking Statues launch, London, Britain - 19 Aug 2014 Press launch of new project organised by Sing London where celebrities including Simon Russell Beale, Sir Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Paxman and Prunella Scales lend their voices to statues around London and Manchester. The actors and writers have each recorded a famous speech, which can be accessed through their mobile phones. Launching on August 19th, 35 statues across London and Manchester will speak their minds! Arts producers Sing London have commissioned some of the nation's most celebrated writers, actors and comedians to create monologues for a range of iconic statues. Pass a Talking Statue, swipe your smartphone on a nearby plaque and get a call back from Queen Victoria, Sherlock or perhaps a goat… Some experiences are historic, others comic and others fictional. The statues will talk for a year