Crown Paints brings colour to life at Gateshead landmark feature 5 years ago For visitors – and even locals who never tire of the view – the Askew Road provides an appealing glimpse of a stunning cityscape as it charts the flow of the River Tyne into Newcastle and Gateshead, taking in world-famous sites including the Tyne, High Level and Gateshead Millennium bridges, as well as iconic buildings such as the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Now the route has become even more colourful – with the completion of a high-profile project to decorate artwork along the roadside.The Ribbon Railings are a well-known landmark in the North East, stretching along the Askew Road, across approximately one quarter of a mile. Erected in 2002 under a collaboration between Gateshead Council’s landscape arch

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