2020

NZ2464 : Parsons Polygon, Blackett Street

taken 6 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

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Parsons Polygon, Blackett Street
Parsons Polygon, Blackett Street
This monument in Newcastle's city centre commemorates Charles Parsons, the famous northeast engineer. Designed in 1985 by David Hamilton in terracotta, it has designs copied from Parsons' engineering drawings. It also contains a secret - an air shaft for the Monument Metro Station underneath.

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Primary Subject: Sculpture other tags: Terracotta Memorial Sculpture City-Centre Street Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Street [1109] · Newcastle [1022] ·
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NZ2464, 2646 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robert Graham   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2481 6443 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.4323N 1:36.8368W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2483 6443
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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