Cherie's Place » Gateshead http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:58:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Angel of the North http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/22/the-angel-of-the-north/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/11/22/the-angel-of-the-north/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:11:48 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=1652 The Angel of the North is one of those things you either love or hate.  It always makes me smile so I must be in the former category.  According to the information board it is one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world – seen by more than one person every second, 90,000 every day or 33 million every year.   The information board  doesn’t mention that the reason the angel is seen by so many people is because it is situated next to the A1 and is therefore viewed by everyone who drives past on this major road.

It was certainly attracting a lot of visitors on the day that I was there.  It is the largest sculpture in Britain and believed to be the largest angel sculpture in the world.

Of course I wasn’t clever enough to take the bottom photograph myself, but some things just have to be done ;-)

First Impressions

Up Close and Personal

Can You See Me?

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