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JoyBoroAngel

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JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 16 Jan 2015 19:40

last time I climber Roseberry topping
I was 3 days over due with my son in 1977 ;-) ;-)

it was during the night
and my hubbys mate took a leak on an electric fence
as it was to dark to see it
ive never laughed so much in all my life :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 16 Jan 2015 19:27

Roseberry Topping, I climbed up there once, long before my heart started giving me trouble. What a view. Bob

GeordiePride

GeordiePride Report 16 Jan 2015 16:27

If you kiss its feet and make a wish it will come true - I'm still waiting to win the Lottery. :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 ;-) ;-) ;-)

GP

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 16 Jan 2015 16:19

Agree Joy :-D... and even better when the angel wore Shearer's no.9 shirt ;-)

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In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 16 Jan 2015 15:22

in my opinion

the angel of the north was much nicer before it rusted :-D :-D

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 16 Jan 2015 12:38

The Tyne Bridge is THE symbol of the North.........just saying like :-D

Researching:
In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....

Andrew

Andrew Report 16 Jan 2015 12:28

I've driven past the Angel many times. Its an impressive introduction to Tyneside.

Andy

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 16 Jan 2015 11:10

i have that pic because it lets people know I am from the north east
we call it the old rust bucket
but it does symbolize the north :-D :-D

Margee on Eston hills we have a flag flying to
mark respect for a solider killed in Afghanistan :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Jan 2015 22:05

Oh, I didn't realize that it was so far away from Middlesbrough. I assumed that it was on Eston Hills or maybe Roseberry Topping. And it seems that it was put up many years after I left the area.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 15 Jan 2015 21:18

The Angel of the North is in Gateshead 38 miles north of Middlesbrough. it went up in 1998

Kay????

Kay???? Report 15 Jan 2015 21:18


Its just on the outskirts of Gatehead,,,,its become an iconic landmark since 1998,,,,,,,its a magnificent sight.....red rusted and enormous when you get up close and even bigger when you are underneath it......

The same man Antony Gormley also did the statues in the sea,

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Jan 2015 21:08

I was born in Middlesbrough more years ago than I care to state. I don't remember ever seeing the Angel of the North. Must have been put up since I left in 1952?

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 15 Jan 2015 20:08

yes Bob I am from Middlesbrough
ive lived here 58 years

Stray also lives in the Boro :-D :-D :-D

martron station's is five minutes from where I live

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 15 Jan 2015 19:37

Can I presume from your name and the picture of the Angel of the North that you are a Middlesbrough lass? We have friends that live in Marton. Also, after about 40 years, I found an old army friend from Sunderland, and it turned out that his sister also lives in Marton. I once won two tickets for a guided tour of the Riverside Stadium. I put them back in the raffle. I do go on, don't I? Bob