2014

NZ2377 : Northumberlandia, Commemoration Stone

taken 11 years ago, near to Nelson Village, Northumberland, England

Northumberlandia, Commemoration Stone
Northumberlandia, Commemoration Stone
Stone commemorating the official opening of the park by HRH The Princess Royal in August 2012. The face of the sculpture can be seen, in profile, behind the stone.
Northumberlandia, The Lady of The North

Northumberlandia, also known as “The "Lady of the North" is a huge land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure, built into the landscape of Cramlington in Northumberland.

112ft high at her tallest point (her forehead) and 1300ft long, she is made from 1.5 million tonnes of earth and set in 19 hectares (47 acres) of public park. Its creators claim that it is the largest land sculpture in female form in the world. (LinkExternal link BBC News)

It was officially opened by Princess Anne on 29 August 2012 (LinkExternal link BBC News). A day-long Community Opening Event on 20 October 2012 marked the park becoming fully open to the public.

Made from the by-products of the Shotton opencast mine she has been nicknamed "Slag Alice" by some (LinkExternal link Daily Mail Online).

See also Link (Andrew Curtis) for more details.


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David Dixon   (more nearby)
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Monday, 23 June, 2014   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 26 June, 2014
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2368 7706 [10m precision]
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