2022

NZ2464 : Figure of Victory

taken 2 years ago, near to Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Figure of Victory
Figure of Victory

On the top of the South African War Memorial NZ2464 : South African War Memorial. It was removed before the Metro tunnels were driven through and reinstated three years later with an entirely new cast bronze body and fibreglass wings. Before restoration it was locally referred to as "The Mucky Angel".

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre other tags: Victory War Memorial Boer War Memorial Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Angels on Memorials Other Photos: · South African War Memorial ·
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NZ2464, 2485 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 16 October, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 7 November, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2481 6486 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.6641N 1:36.8346W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2483 6488
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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