Weather Vane, Windmill Hills Park
Introduction
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Weather Vane, Windmill Hills Park
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 16 Feb 2012
'Wind Vane' is an art work by Richard Woods installed in 2001 providing a memory of the many windmills that once stood on the hilltop above the Tyne where they were well situated to catch the wind http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-tyne-from-windmill-hills-gateshead-37149 The cardinal points of the compass are shown as words cut-out in the metal plates of the base. There is another photo here Image Windmill Hills was the town's first public park, given to the people of Gateshead in 1861, but as a open area, used for recreation long before http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/GatesheadHistory/Ch3.html Part of the building behind, 72 Bensham Road, which dates from c1800, is Grade II Listed http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1248540
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Image Location
Latitude
54.960643
Longitude
-1.608296