The North East
Photos taken during our trip to the North East of England in June 2006, including Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle and York. Although not all technically in the north east they are all certainly more to the north and east of us!
The Angel of the North on a very grey day!
The Angel of the North is a modern sculpture created by Antony Gormley, which after several attempts to locate it elsewhere was erected in Gateshead, England.
As the name suggests, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, standing 20 metres tall, with wings 54 metres — making it wider than the Statue of Liberty is tall and bigger than a 747 jet. The wings themselves are not flat, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward, which Gormley has been quoted as saying was to create "a sense of embrace". It stands on a hill overlooking the A1 road into Tyneside and the East Coast Main Line rail route.
Date: 23/06/06