NZ2377 : Northumberlandia, Head and Right Breast

taken 7 years ago, near to Nelson Village, Northumberland, Great Britain

Northumberlandia, Head and Right Breast
Northumberlandia, Head and Right Breast
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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Date Taken
Monday, 23 June, 2014   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 26 June, 2014
Geographical Context
Grassland  Park and Public Gardens  People, Events 
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Panasonic DMC-G3 
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2376 7717 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:5.3042N 1:37.7577W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 23802 77082
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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Path  Lake  Footpath  Earth Sculpture  Landform Sculpture  Slag Heaps  Northumberlandia 

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