Grey’s Monument Fridge Magnet

Grey’s Monument Fridge Magnet, Newcastle plastic fridge magnet with a photographic print inside. This photograph shows Grey’s Monument in the heart of Newcastle. Grey’s Monument was built to commemorate Earl Grey, a local politician who was British Prime Minister from 1830 to 1834. The monument was erected to acclaim Earl Grey, for the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832 and stands at the head of Grey Street. It consists of a statue of Lord Grey standing atop a Roman Doric column on a pedestal of local sandstone, the Monument is 135-foot-high (41 m) in total.

The Monument can be found at the meeting place of two of the city’s main streets, Grainger Street and Grey Street. It has its own Metro train stop and is also the central entrance to Eldon Square shopping centre. In this photograph the Waterstones bookshop building is visible, behind the Monument. To the right is the Monument Mall shopping centre. The Monument has a spiral staircase inside, on certain weekends during the year, visitors are able to climb to the top, with fantastic views of the Monument area, looking down to the historic Grainger Street and Grey Street which heads down to the quayside. The wide base of the monument is a popular spot for people-watching, and often acts as a venue for buskers, religious speakers and political activists/protesters. At Christmas time this area is host to Newcastle’s Christmas Market with a wide variety of stalls and events for the family. The stretch from the Monument to the start of Grainger Street is regularly used for outdoor Art and Farmer markets throughout the year.

Grey’s Monument Fridge Magnet, the size of the magnet is 76x50mm. The magnet is made from shatterproof plastic here in the UK, each magnet has a stand in the back which pushes into a slot in the back so that the magnet can standup.  Text on the magnet reads ‘Grey’s Monument, Newcastle’

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