NZ2464 : Jimmy Carter Stone, Newcastle Civic Centre
taken 12 years ago, near to Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Jimmy Carter Stone, Newcastle Civic Centre
The stone, located in the grounds of the Civic Centre, near the ceremonial entrance commemorates the visit of Jimmy Carter to the city in 1977. The inscription on the stone reads: "To commemorate the visit of JIMMY CARTER 39th President of the United States of America, 6th MAY 1977".
Newcastle's 'new' co-op was built on Newgate Street in 1932. Although 'art decor' in style, it gave more than a nod to Egypt where Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb had just taken place. See http://www.timmonet.co.uk/html/newcastle_co-op.htm