We Love The Angel of the North
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The Angel of the North by Anthony Gormley Completed in 1998 overlooking the A1 and A167 roads in Gateshead NE9 7TY Here's some amazing facts about the Angel of the North.
It is believed to be the largest angel sculpture in the world
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
It is one of the most famous artworks in the region - almost two thirds of people in the North East had already heard of the Angel of the North before it was built
Its 54 metre (175 foot) wingspan is bigger than a Boeing 757 or 767 jet and almost the same as a Jumbo jet
It is 20 metres (65 feet) high - the height of a five storey building or four double decker buses
It weighs 200 tonnes - the body 100 tonnes and the wings 50 tonnes each
There is enough steel in it to make 16 double decker buses or four Chieftain tanks
It will last for more than 100 years
It will withstand winds of more than 100 miles per hour
Below the sculpture, massive concrete piles 20 metres deep will anchor it to the solid rock beneath
It is made of weather resistant Cor-ten steel, containing a small amount of copper, which forms a patina on the surface that mellows with age
Huge sections of the Angel - up to six metres wide and 25 metres long - were transported to the site by lorry with a police escort
The total cost of The Angel of the North was £800,000
There is unique species of daffodil named the Angel of the North due to its orange, rusty hue and lofty height. The Angel of the North daffodil has been verified and registered with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)Visit The Angel of the North
By Bus
There are frequent services (Go North East services 21 & 22) from Eldon Square Bus Station in Newcastle or Gateshead Interchange. For more information visit simplygo.com
By Car
From the North
Heading south on the (Western Bypass) continue past Newcastle and Gateshead. Take slip road marked Wrekenton and Birtley and continue to main roundabout then take A167 exit signed Gateshead South. Travel a few hundred yards and Angel site is on your left. Parking available nearby.
From Central Gateshead
Head south on A167 (Durham Road) to Low Fell. Continue through Low Fell until you reach dual carriageway. Keep travelling south until you reach main roundabout leading to the A1. Drive round the roundabout and take exit back to Gateshead South.
Travel for a few hundred yards and the Angel site is on your left. Parking available nearby.
From the South
From the A1M take exit for the A167 (Gateshead South) about a mile past the Washington Service Station and continue until main roundabout and take A167 turn off. Travel a few hundred yards and the Angel site is on your left. Parking available nearby.
Parking
There is space for 26 cars plus 4 disabled bays at the Angel of the North
There is an area to accommodate 2 coaches
Cycle parking stands are available
Address
Durham Rd, Low Eighton, Gateshead NE9 7TY
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Ladies Golf Day at Chester le Street Golf Club
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Golf on a Sunny Day. Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, England. Its history goes back to the building of a Roman fort called Concangis. This Roman fort is the Chester (from the Latin castra) of the town's name; the Street refers to the paved Roman road that ran north–south through the town, and which is now called Front Street (shown at right).
Chester-le-Street is located 7 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne and 8 miles west of Sunderland on the River Wear. The parish church of St Mary and St Cuthbert is where the body of St Cuthbert remained for 112 years before being transferred to Durham Cathedral, and the site of the first translation of the Gospels into English, Aldred writing the Old English gloss between the lines of the Lindisfarne Gospels there.
A market town, markets are held on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Until 2009 the town had its own local government district. This was formed by the amalgamation in 1974 of the former Chester-le-Street Urban and Rural Districts. It was abolished in 2009 when Durham became a unitary authority as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England,] a move that was controversial at the time.Notable people
Former England football captain Bryan Robson and his footballing brothers Justin (Newcastle United and Gateshead) and Gary (West Bromwich).
Football manager and former England international player Colin Todd.Cricke]
The Riverside Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is home to Durham County Cricket Club which became a first class county in 1992. Since 1999, the ground has hosted many international fixtures, usually involving the England cricket team. The ground was also host to two fixtures at the 1999 Cricket World Cup, and is poised to do so again at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The town also has its own cricket club, Chester-le-Street Cricket Club based at the Ropery Lane ground. They are the current Champions of the North East Premier League, won the national ECB 45 over tournament in 2009 and reached the quarter final of the national 20/20 club championship in 2009.
Rowing
Blade colours of Chester-le-Street rowing club
Chester-le-Street rowing club is based on the River Wear near the Riverside cricket ground.
Football
Medieval football was once played in the town. The game was played annually on Shrove Tuesday between the Upstreeters and Downstreeters. Play started at 1 pm and finished at 6 pm. To start the game, the ball was thrown from a window in the centre of the town and in one game more than 400 players took part. The centre of the street was the dividing line and the winner was the side where the ball was (Up or Down) at 6 pm. It was played from the Middle Ages until 1932, when it was outlawed by the police and people trying to carry on the tradition were arrested.Chester-le-Street Town F.C. were founded in 1972 and compete in the Northern Football League Division Two.
Transport
Road
At the time of the football matches 'Front Street' was actually the A1 road from London to Edinburgh. A bypass was built in the 1950s, which still exists today as the A167. The bypass road itself was partly bypassed by, and partly incorporated in, the A1(M) motorway in the 1970s.
The northern end of Front Street used to be the start of the A6127, which is the road that would continue through Birtley, Gateshead, and eventually over the Tyne Bridge and become the A6127(M) central motorway in Newcastle upon Tyne. However, when the Gateshead-Newcastle Western Bypass of the A1(M) was opened, many roads in this area were renumbered, following the convention that roads originating between single digit A roads take their first digit from the single digit A road in an anticlockwise direction from their point of origin, and Newcastle Road, which was formerly designated A1, is now unclassified. The A6127 was renamed the A167. Car traffic is now banned from the northern part of Front Street and it is restricted to buses, cyclists and delivery vehicles for the shops.
Rail
Chester-le-Street Railway Station
Chester-le-Street railway station, on the East Coast Main Line of the National Rail network, between Newcastle and Durham, opened in 1868. It offers local connections and cross-country train services. As of 2008, train operators serving the station are CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern. A local independent company, Chester-le-Track, has operated the station since 1999, as an agent for Arriva Trains Northern and Northern Rail.
Bus
The town is the original home of The Northern General Transport Company, nowadays Go North East, and the company still operates from the Picktree Lane Depot.
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