In response to Press comment on the Frink statues in Liverpool Gardens (for example, The Argus, February 22) my solicitors contacted Worthing Borough Council and deduced proof of ownership on January 30, 2007.

On May 14, Worthing Borough Council confirmed: "As things stand, the council is not asserting that it has legal title to the statues. Nor is it expecting to make a claim regarding some form of equitable interest."

On March 30, it was reported that The Twentieth Century Society proposed petitioning English Heritage to list the statues as Grade I.

Then I was sent a document by a third party purported to be a proof of evidence submitted by The Twentieth Century Society to English Heritage. As this contained inaccurate statements and factual errors I requested copies of all documentation.

However, The Twentieth Century Society and English Heritage refuse to supply this information.

On Friday May 11, I was advised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport had listed the statues as Grade II, as English Heritage had just received a call from "local people saying scaffolding had been erected around the loggia and they feared that removal of the sculptures was imminent".

To guard against that English Heritage had advocated immediate listing.

There is no scaffold around the loggia and to the best of my knowledge there are no proposals to illegally remove my property from this location. My concern is that the decision to spot list has been made on inaccurate statements and information without a site inspection.

I am seeking clarification from my professional advisers.

  • Humphrey Avon, The Avon Group, Liverpool Terrace, Worthing