Northumberlandia, Head and Right Breast © David Dixon

NZ2377 : Northumberlandia, Head and Right Breast

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

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. (Link

BBC News)

It was officially opened by Princess Anne on 29 August 2012 (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 (Link

Daily Mail Online).

See also Link (Andrew Curtis) for more details.

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Grid Square: NZ2377, 94 images (more nearby )
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Monday, 23 June, 2014 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 26 June, 2014
Geographical Context: Grassland Park and Public Gardens People, Events
Camera (from Tags): Panasonic DMC-G3
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 2376 7717 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:5.3042N 1:37.7577W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 23802 77082
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)