Angel of the North Angel of the North The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, tall, with wings measuring across. The wings do not stand straight sideways, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward; Gormley did this to create "a sense of embrace". The angel like much of Gormley's other work is based on a cast of his body. It stands on the hill of Birtley, at Low Eighton in Lamesley, overlooking the A1 and A167 roads into Tyneside, and the
Angel of the North National Gallery of Australia in 2009, and stands in its Sculpture Garden. Inspired by the "Angel of the North", several similar projects have been proposed. The "Angel of the South" title has been given by some to the "Willow Man", which sits to the side of the M5 in Somerset, while the White Horse at Ebbsfleet has been proposed for Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent. The sculpture "Brick Man" (also by Gormley) was proposed for the Holbeck area of Leeds. David Park's 2018 novel, "Travelling in a Strange Land," incorporates The Angel of the North into its climax and resolution. Angel of