T. 01925 852005 E. enquiries@thelandtrust.org.uk www.thelandtrust.org.uk Registered Charity No: 1138337 Case Study Northumberlandia Location: Northumberland Size: 19 hectares Client: Banks Mining Company Blagdon Estate the Land Trust’s Role: Project management Leveraging funding From: Farmland To: Tourist attraction & park Northumberlandia; the Lady of the North, is a giant human landform sculpture of a reclining lady, set within a 19 hectare community park. Designed by internationally renowned artist, Charles Jencks, it was built by the Banks Group on land donated by the Blagdon Estate, as part of the restoration of the adjacent surface coal mine This process is known as a 'restoration first' approach; providing an asse

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