2015
NZ2464 : Parson's Polygon, Blackett Street, NE1
taken 10 years ago, near to Gateshead, England
Parson's Polygon, Blackett Street, NE1
Another "public art work" - see also NZ2564 : (Part of) Blue Carpet Square and NZ2464 : The Past Is My Present To Your Future. This sculpture, by David Hamilton, was installed in 1985 and commemorates Charles Parsons who developed steam turbines for generating electricity and powering ships - see the Wiki entry Link
. The designs pressed into the clay are abstracted from Parsons' engineering drawings - for more info see Link . See also NZ2464 : Panel on Parson's Polygon, Blackett Street, NE1 and NZ2464 : Panel on Parson's Polygon, Blackett Street, NE1 (2).
The structure is actually more than just an art work: it is a ventilator shaft for the metro station below.
. The designs pressed into the clay are abstracted from Parsons' engineering drawings - for more info see Link . See also NZ2464 : Panel on Parson's Polygon, Blackett Street, NE1 and NZ2464 : Panel on Parson's Polygon, Blackett Street, NE1 (2).The structure is actually more than just an art work: it is a ventilator shaft for the metro station below.
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- Grid Square
- NZ2464, 2576 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Mike Quinn (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 13 January, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 24 January, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 2480 6445 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.4431N 1:36.8461W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 2479 6444
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
