Gateshead Stories


Angel of the North

The Angel of the North stands 20 metres tall and has a wing span of 54 metres. It watches out over the A1 arterial road in the North East of England. The Angel was sculpted by Anthony Gormley between 1994 and 1998 and is made from weather resistant steel. It weighs around 200 tonnes. Sanding below and looking up at the Angel is quite an awesome ...