Northumberlandia: The Lady of the North East England

Meet the supine, the Lady of the North the former coal mining town of “Cramlington, Northumberland”, North East England, is a massive piece of land art in the shape of reclining lady named “Northumberlandia”. The lady is more than a hundred feet tall at her tallest point, her forehead, and a quarter of a mile long. The Woman lies on her back, with her long hairs spread out, upper body in supine position and her lower torso twisted towards her left, as it looks like that she is dancing. It is created by American landscape architect and designer Charles Jencks, “Northumberlandia” is said to be largest human landform sculpture in the world. It is officially opened by a woman “Princess Anne” in September 2015, it has become an apparent hit, with 25,000 visitors in its first few weeks.

Hence, “Northumberlandia” was shaped from the by-products of an opencast mine in “Shotton” well owned by Banks Group and Blagdon Estates. Whereas digging for coal the employers feels that there was a fabulous opportunity to imaginatively reuse all the rocks and dirt dug out of the ground in its place of dumping them into bland hills. Therefore, they contacted famous artist “Charles Jencks” to see what could be done and Northumberlandia was born.

However, it took Charles Jencks 2 years to build and shape her shapely figure and bodily limbs out of 1.5m tonnes of rock, clay and soil redundant from the mine. Therefore, her core is made of rocks, layered over with clay and topped with soil over which an excellent grass grows now. Moreover, some of her features are beautifully artistically highlighted with stone from the mine that is frequently used for the restoration of old buildings. Thus, the figure provides a series of resting and viewing platforms, the uppermost on the forehead, from which you can get a view of the open cast mine from where she came.

Malham Cove Waterfall Restore after 200 Years

The beautiful natural limestone amphitheater Malham Cove in the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England, was lovely carved by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago. This was a massive waterfall almost 80 meters tall and more than 300 meters wide. Nowadays, this famous majestic beauty spot is as dry as a bone as water flows through cracks and tunnels within the limestone cliff to begin at the foot of the limestone cliff well before it reaches the cliff edge. Therefore, it was an ancient waterfall recently brought back to new life for a brief period by Storm Desmond that has been raging across Great Britain since December 3 2015. However, nobody remembers for definite when the waterfall was last flowed.

Therefore, some legends say it was probably two hundred years ago, when it was overwhelmed by the nonstop rainfall, water flowed over the top of the white limestone rocks of Malham Cove, fleetingly making it England's highest unbroken waterfall. Malham waterfall drop is around two-and-a-half times bigger than England's current record holder, “Hardraw Force”, also in the Yorkshire Dales, which measuring around 30 meters. Moreover Martin Davies, the general manager of the National Trust Malham Tarn Estate, said the waterfall may have already finished flowing but could possibly start again when additional heavy rainfall is predictable on future. Therefore local peoples are praying to restore the era of waterfalls to boost the tourism. 

The Haunting Cliff face Appear to be Giant Skull When Reflected in Still Waters of Lake District

The frightening sight of a massive skull has been spotted in the rocks of a remote area of the Lake District which is believed to have claimed the lives of countless divers. The terrifying cliff face and its eerie reflection in the waters of the lake create mysterious illusion of a sinister skull on its side emerging from the darkness. Therefore, the hunting picture can be visible in the still water of disused Hodge Close slate quarry near Coniston in Cumbria. Thus, the abandoned quarry, which is 70 metres deep from the surface and has a 20 metres deep lake, is pierced with underwater tunnels. Hence, the quarry was an open pit from the 19th century to the early 1960s which has now flooded over time. Nowadays, this place is well known in divers and abseilers who’re keen to climb the rock face, though access to the water involves wading through a 120 metres flooded tunnel and down a scaffolding ladder. Several legends believe, that the lake has claimed the lives of quite a few divers over the years that have gotten lost in the tunnels.

A 45-year-old man had to be rescued after falling 20ft while abseiling in the quarry in 2012. He was rescued during a hardworking two-hour operation by a team of 20 members of Coniston Mountain Rescue Team. So, no one knows how many people have seen or noticed the skull. Therefore, it is only really becomes visible when the water is flat calm, and you look at the view sideways. You also need to be down next to the water, which isn't a trip everyone would want to make. Though, the quarry stopped working in the early-to-mid 20th Century, and is a prevalent climbing and diving venue. It is frequently used as an abseiling location by outdoor instructors. There’s stillness and a very eerie atmosphere around the place. The area is uses for training for various aspects of rope rescue and familiarization to allow us to respond effectively to incidents at the quarry and can't see the skull reflection from the top you have to scramble down to the pit of the quarry and walk to the water’s edge to see it. When you look at the reflection of the skull in the deep dark water, it's quite chilling. However, bearing in mind the status of the area, it is a very worrying moment when the skull appears out of nowhere with crystal clarity.

Remarkable Autumn Landscape of UK

It is simply incredible and easily say the greatest nature show on earth,  with its majestic beauty wrap up warm and embrace Britain's remarkable autumn landscapes this half-term some of which are right under our noses. So, forget Norwegian fjords and Icelandic glaciers, some of the most breathtaking landscapes are right under our noses in the United Kingdom. Therefore, what’d you think for perfect timing to witness them when they’re in full glory brought to life by the golden hues? Here are the best places to wrap up warm and visit during the approaching half-term. The different sights when autumn morning as dappled sunlight picks out the golds and reds are one of life’s great masterpieces.

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