Sir Bobby Robson Memorial Garden, Gallowgate
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Sir Bobby Robson Memorial Garden, Gallowgate
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 26 Jul 2011
The business development company, NE1, converted the former Carnegie Electric Site, close to St James' Park at Gallowgate Image into a pocket park as a memorial garden for the life and work of Sir Bobby Robson. The memorial sculpture by Graeme Mitcheson http://www.sculptingstone.co.uk/?tag=sir-bobby-robson-memorial was commissioned by Newcastle City Council Image Each of the five carved stones represents an era of Sir Bobby’s life Image The memorial garden was unveiled on May 23 2011 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/sir-bobby-robson/2011/05/23/sir-bobby-robson-memorial-garden-opened-72703-28745346/ Sir Bobby Robson Image, born in County Durham, player and former Newcastle and England football manager, died in July 2009 aged 76 after a long battle with cancer Image He established a charitable foundation which had raised more than £3m by April 2011 for cancer research in Newcastle Image http://www.sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Bobby_Robson
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