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The sculpture sits on a mound made from the remains of the pithead baths from the Lower Tyne Colliery, which were destroyed after the colliery closed. The angel bears witness to the hundreds and thousands of colliery workers who had spent the last 300 years mining coal beneath the surface. The erection and unveiling day was a major media event with over 20 television crews beaming the news around the world.
Title
Angel of the North
Date
1994–1997
Medium
weathering steel
Measurements
H 2000 x W 5400 x D (?) cm
Accession number
NE11_GL_S172
Acquisition method
commissioned by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Work type
Statue
Owner
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
16-Feb-98
Access
at all times
Durham Road, Low Eighton, Gateshead
NE9 7TY
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