Now that is surreal … famous Dalí sculptures to hit streets of English market town

Shrewsbury hails unexpected coup of loan of major works by Spanish surrealist

A melting watch; a telephone receiver that is really a lobster: the art of surrealism is all about such unlikely juxtapositions. So how about putting the original work of Salvador Dali , the great Spanish artist who created these famous, bizarre images, on the pavements of Shrewsbury this summer, alongside its standard-issue pillar boxes and lamp-posts?

This weekend, the organisers of an ambitious arts trail in the Shropshire town are celebrating an unexpected coup. Three pieces made by Dali are to play a starring role in this year's trail - making their British debuts.