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A half-relief, life-size sculpture depicting two women from the Second World War munitions factory in Newton Aycliffe. The women are sharing lunch and chatting, with one woman reading a letter from the battlefield to the other. The figures are representations of women of that time and based on the artist's own mother and grandmother.

Title

Aycliffe Angels

Date

2000

Medium

Dunhouse Buff sandstone

Measurements

H 130 x W 140 x D 30 cm;
Plinth: H 30 x W 155 x D 50 cm

Accession number

DL14_EV_S007

Acquisition method

commissioned by Aycliffe Town Council; funded by Mayor's Fund and Tallents Engineering Company

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Aycliffe Town Council

Custodian

St. Clare's Church

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

2000

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on plinth: AYCLIFFE ANGELS; on bronze plaque with two crests at top: D.C.I.A (3) / AYCLIFFE; at the bottom: GREAT AYCLIFFE / TOWN COUNCIL; in between: THE AYCLIFFE ANGELS SCULPTURE / IS DEDICATED TO THOSE MEN AND WOMEN / WHO WORKED IN THE / AYCLIFFE MUNITIONS FACTORIES / THE SCULPTURE WAS COMMISSIONED / BY THE TOWN COUNCIL FUNDED BY / TALLENT ENGINEERING LTD / AND THE MAYOR'S APPEAL FUND. / COUNCILLOR MRS.ANGELA FLEMING.; on plaque: THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEWTON AYCLIFFE / This War Memorial was provided from funds and / services donated by the people of Newton Aycliffe / in partnership with Local Government and the / Parish Church of St. Clare. / Erected and Dedicated on Remembrance Sunday / 8th November 2008, the 60th Anniversary of the / founding of the new town of Newton Aycliffe / Artists: Peter Furlonger (Memorial) / Brian Russell (Rail) / Landscaping: Great Aycliffe Town Council

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St Cuthberts Way, Newton Aycliffe

DL5 5NT

The sculpture is adjacent to a memorial garden and immediately in front of St. Clare's Church. The church is located at the junction of St. Cuthberts Way and Central Avenue.