Dear Sheddists,the Angel of the North is an iconic modern sculpture by Antony Gormley. It's guarded the road to Newcastle for nearly twenty years now and the scale of it fair takes your breath away when you get up close.
But how many visitors have ventured just a few yards down the hill on which the Angel is mounted? If you look carefully you will find a small clearing in the wooded area to the right that serves as a place of remembrance.
The teddies, soft toys, photographs and simple messages hidden among the trees provide a poignant reminder of the fragility of life. It's good they too have an angel standing guard over them.
The winds of time may come and the winds of time may go, but love stands guard.
Yours as ever,
electrofried(mr)
