snakehips 0 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 HBTY, HBTY, HBDA......HBTY According to Look North, The Angel is 10 years old today! Personally, I love it. I think the size, shape, location and material are just perfect. The realisation that the steelwork would go that lovely rusty colour was brilliant imo. It always was rusty, pre-rusted even, wasn't it? Would have looked excellent in stainless steel or something silvered, but cheaper and less maintenance I guess, and it should have been twice the size (would have been genuinely impressive then). Was just untreated mild steel iirc when made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 It's made from that steel (forgotten its proper name) that is specifically designed so that it forms a protective outer rust in the elements and doesn't need painting, other treatments etc. iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 17 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 ffs if it was shiny shiny then think of the crashes caused by the sun glaring off it i love it, nothing beats driving home up the A1 and seeing that baby looking down at ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7099 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4t0 0 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Love it, and its one of the only good things Hartlepool has ever helped contribute to in the north east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I'm surprised its only been 10 years, if you'd asked me how long it had been there I'd have said maybe 15-20 years. It has become part of the fabric of the area I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Always wondered what the rumble would be like if it came down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I think it's great, and like people have said already, you know you're home when you see the angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) I love your Angel. I went to see her a few years ago, amazing. What a great landmark you have to welcome you home. Our 'Angel of the South' is the Strawman in Somerset, seen from the M5. Not quite so impressive Stawman Edited February 17, 2008 by Toonraider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Looks like the Whickerman tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I think it's great, and like people have said already, you know you're home when you see the angel. Especially if you live in the metrocentre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Looks like the Whickerman tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Looks like the Whickerman tbh Good spot, Dr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 HBTY, HBTY, HBDA......HBTY According to Look North, The Angel is 10 years old today! Personally, I love it. I think the size, shape, location and material are just perfect. The realisation that the steelwork would go that lovely rusty colour was brilliant imo. It always was rusty, pre-rusted even, wasn't it? Would have looked excellent in stainless steel or something silvered, but cheaper and less maintenance I guess, and it should have been twice the size (would have been genuinely impressive then). oh well done genius!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Has Marty McFly just traveled through time there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 HBTY, HBTY, HBDA......HBTY According to Look North, The Angel is 10 years old today! Personally, I love it. I think the size, shape, location and material are just perfect. The realisation that the steelwork would go that lovely rusty colour was brilliant imo. It always was rusty, pre-rusted even, wasn't it? Would have looked excellent in stainless steel or something silvered, but cheaper and less maintenance I guess, and it should have been twice the size (would have been genuinely impressive then). yeah - in Gormley's book "Building an Angel" you can see there was no effort made to smarten up the surface............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 HBTY, HBTY, HBDA......HBTY According to Look North, The Angel is 10 years old today! Personally, I love it. I think the size, shape, location and material are just perfect. The realisation that the steelwork would go that lovely rusty colour was brilliant imo. It always was rusty, pre-rusted even, wasn't it? Would have looked excellent in stainless steel or something silvered, but cheaper and less maintenance I guess, and it should have been twice the size (would have been genuinely impressive then). oh well done genius!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 HBTY, HBTY, HBDA......HBTY According to Look North, The Angel is 10 years old today! Personally, I love it. I think the size, shape, location and material are just perfect. The realisation that the steelwork would go that lovely rusty colour was brilliant imo. It always was rusty, pre-rusted even, wasn't it? Would have looked excellent in stainless steel or something silvered, but cheaper and less maintenance I guess, and it should have been twice the size (would have been genuinely impressive then). oh well done genius!!! People driving American cars do that all the time anyway, don't you watch the movies (they are always flying off into the stratosphere is implausible balls of flame). But its colouring just looks bad, almost anything would look better than it's current colour. And it's size is just meh. "Oh look the Angel of the North its......... quite large". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 What a froot loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 What a froot loop. Aye well in your size comparisons ANYTHING looks "massive", eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 What a froot loop. Aye well in your size comparisons ANYTHING looks "massive", eh? That's poor even by your standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15877 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 What a froot loop. Aye well in your size comparisons ANYTHING looks "massive", eh? That's poor even by your standards. True - only italics and caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I think it's shite. I'm pleased it was Gateshead tax payers paying for it and not us. When you see old people queuing outside the post office for their pension on a Monday morning in the bitter northern wind, nothing to look forward to but a visit from their home help, and a tin of cat food is all they can afford, it puts in to perspective what a waste of money it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I still say they told us it would get shinier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15877 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I think it's shite. I'm pleased it was Gateshead tax payers paying for it and not us. When you see old people queuing outside the post office for their pension on a Monday morning in the bitter northern wind, nothing to look forward to but a visit from their home help, and a tin of cat food is all they can afford, it puts in to perspective what a waste of money it was. To be fair, that applies to all public art and local improvement projects. You could redistribute all the things that have made Newcastle city centre (we'll let those south of the Tyne call it NewcastleGateshead if it makes them keep on paying for everything) a more modern, accessible and pleasant place over the last couple of decades to Granny's Tinned Ham And Fuel Bill fund and life would undoubtedly be much fairer, but also of a lower quality for everyone fortunate enough not to be in that position in the first place. Swings and roundabouts really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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