Newcastle, England (September 21, 2019) The last stop on our private tour was near the town of Gateshead. There, alongside Durham Road, the majestic Angel of the North stood atop a grassy hillside as it looked out over the former Kingdom of Northumbria.
I wanted to make an object that would be a focus of hope
at a painful time of transition for the people of the North East,
abandoned in the gap between the industrial and information ages.
~ Antony Gormley
at a painful time of transition for the people of the North East,
abandoned in the gap between the industrial and information ages.
~ Antony Gormley
The Angel of the North, installed in February 1998, was designed and created by British sculpture Sir Antony Gormley. This MEGA-sculpture - perhaps the largest angel sculpture in the world - is 65 feet tall, has a wingspan of 175 feet (as big as a jumbo jet!), and weighs 200 tons. A small amount of copper in the weather-resistant steel gave the Angel of the North a lovely red patina finish.
Debra, who LOVES angels, was in her glory as she struck an Angel-of-the-North pose. “It was amazing,” she said, “to experience this powerful symbol up close. I could feel its energy!”
The Angel of the North was the icing on an incredible day of sightseeing from Newcastle, the last port of call on our spectacular cruise around the British Isles.
The Angel of the North was the icing on an incredible day of sightseeing from Newcastle, the last port of call on our spectacular cruise around the British Isles.