“Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen...” – Louis L’Amour
Date: 8 May 2017 (Monday)
Route: Leeds – Gateshead
Distance: 94 miles (1 hr 51 min)
The Angel of the North stands on the hill of Birtley, overlooking the A1 Highway. Travellers entering Gateshead via the A1 will not miss this imposing structure.
(A fascinating icon) |
(The wing span is greater than a Boeing 767 aircraft) |
(The largest angel statue in the world) |
(Britain's largest sculpture) |
According to the designer, the significance of an angel was three-fold: first, to signify that beneath the site of its construction, coal miners worked for two centuries; second, to grasp the transition from an industrial to an information age, and third, to serve as a focus for mankind evolving hopes and fears.
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead's Quays arts quarter on the south bank, and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. The award-winning structure is sometimes referred to as the 'Blinking Eye Bridge' or the 'Winking Eye Bridge' due to its shape and its tilting method. In terms of height, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge is slightly shorter than the neighbouring Tyne Bridge, and stands as the sixteenth tallest structure in the city.
(The Millennium Bridge has a scheduled tilting for ships to pass) |
(The bridge links Newcastle bank and Gateshead Quays) |
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead's Quays arts quarter on the south bank, and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. The award-winning structure is sometimes referred to as the 'Blinking Eye Bridge' or the 'Winking Eye Bridge' due to its shape and its tilting method. In terms of height, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge is slightly shorter than the neighbouring Tyne Bridge, and stands as the sixteenth tallest structure in the city.
ππ 2017: Carter Bar Summit, Scotland
2017: Leeds, England ππ
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