'Reaching for the Stars' by Kenneth Armitage, Stephenson's Lane
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'Reaching for the Stars' by Kenneth Armitage, Stephenson's Lane
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 30 Nov 2010
A bronze sculpture by Kenneth Armitage http://www.sculpture.org.uk/artists/KennethArmitage/ of a hand stretched upwards in the narrow lane at the back of Central Square. It was commissioned by Parabola Estates as part of the Central Square developments which began the regeneration of the Stephenson Quarter behind Newcastle Central Station in 2002. Stephenson's Lane runs between Orchard Street and South Street.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.967493
Longitude
-1.614633
