'Parsons Polygon', Blackett Street
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'Parsons Polygon', Blackett Street
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 24 Jan 2010
An art-work by David Hamilton in 1985. The brick and tile structure conceals a ventilation shaft for the Metro system. The ceramic relief marks the achievements of Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (1854-1931), the designer of Turbinia, a steam turbine powered yacht http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Algernon_Parsons The designs pressed into the clay are based on Parson's engineering drawings. Tyne and Wear HER (10905): Newcastle, Blackett Street, 'Parsons Polygon' http://www.twsitelines.info
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Image Location
Latitude
54.974051
Longitude
-1.613945