2016

NZ2664 : Millennium Milepost at the Mouth of the Ouseburn

taken 10 years ago, near to Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

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Millennium Milepost at the Mouth of the Ouseburn
Millennium Milepost at the Mouth of the Ouseburn
One of the 1000 cast iron mileposts funded by the Royal Bank of Scotland to mark the creation of the National Cycle Network. This one, next to the mouth of the Ouseburn on Sustrans Route 72, is an example of the first of the four designs of mileposts that were commissioned. Designed by John Mills, it is entitled "The Fossil Tree" and takes the form of an abstract tree with relief imagery of fossils. These depict the passage of time, from early primitive creatures to the ultimate demise of fossil fuel-driven technology.

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National Cycle Network Mileposts (provided by Oast House Archive)

1000 Millennium cast iron mileposts were funded by the Royal Bank of Scotland to mark the creation of the National Cycle Network, and found along the cycles routes through the UK.

There are four different types of posts, "Fossil Tree" by John Mills, "The Cockerel" by Iain McColl, "Rowe Type" by Andrew Rowe, and "Tracks" by David Dudgeon. The four artists are from each country of the UK though all posts can be found in all four countries.

Read the National Cycle Network article Link

Geographical Context: Paths Suburb, Urban fringe Camera: Panasonic DMC-G7 River: River Tyne other tags: Ouseburn Newcastle Quayside River Hadrians Wall Path National Cycle Network National Cycle Route 72 NCN 72 Millennium Milepost RBS Royal Bank of Scotland Cycle Path Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · National Cycle Network Automatic Clusters: · Mouth [26] · Bank of the Ouseburn [23] ·
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 23 March, 2016   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 29 March, 2016
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 264 640 [100m precision]
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