It is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with wings measuring 54 metres (177 ft) across. The wings are angled forward about 3.5 degrees.
Because of the weight of the statue (around 200 tonnes) and it's shape, it has been designed to withstand winds of 100mph by being anchored to concrete that reaches 21 metres (70 ft) below it into the hillside.
Having driven past it many times over the years, we finally found time to pull up in the car park last week and spend some time enjoying it close-up.
It really is an impressive monument and fun in that you can climb all over it's feet. The sun clawed it's way through the October cloud enough to brighten the day and give some contrast to the photographs.
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