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Originally Posted by yerself
I blame the why-aye men. They started it with their 'Angel of The North' and ever since the rest of the country has been trying to emulate them. The geordies' heap of rusting steel knocks any of these crackpot panopticon ideas into a cocked hat.
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Love this or hate it, I always get a thrill from seeing it off the A1, can't ignore Gateshead now and that's what it's all about.
Think possibly we give artists too much choice here and should focus more on a theme. Maybe I am a little old-fashioned and look back too much instead of the future hopes of the town, but would like to see something that reflects our past textile industry; like a new Nori brick chimney that could be climbed and viewing platform on the top with images of the industry as you climb the stairs.
Shame about the parks though, isn't it ? Think they are improving again now and this is about parent power instead of pester power to take our children there on a day like today and NOT to Eureka, Camelot, etc.