2018

NZ2464 : Grey's Monument dressed for the Great Exhibition of the North

taken 7 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

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Grey's Monument dressed for the Great Exhibition of the North
Grey's Monument dressed for the Great Exhibition of the North
A work entitled 'The Worker's Maypole' by Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich for The Great Exhibition of the North, 22nd June to 9th September 2018. A flower halo has been added to the base of the upper plinth and long multicoloured ribbons extend the full length of the column. The Worker’s Maypole originally appeared in an 1894 illustration by Walter Crane - a Liverpool-born children’s book illustrator and great advocate of improved working conditions for workers in the industrial north LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Business, Retail, Services Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Primary Subject: Monument
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NZ2464, 2617 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 26 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 30 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2486 6442 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.4267N 1:36.7900W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 24939 64486
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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