Tiny Tuesday: Tiny People!

I thought I'd do a different take on the usual Tiny Tuesday blip today. This morning we went on a short city tour which culminated with climbing up the 164 spiral steps of Grey's Monument in the centre of Newcastle. (You can see the monument on a photo I took back in December 2019, here.)

Grey's Monument is 41 metres (135 feet) tall and is topped off by a statue of Earl Grey (of tea fame), erected in 1838 in recognition of Grey's role as PM (from 1830-34) in the passing of the Great Reform Act (1832) which very much improved Britain's democracy. He was also instrumental in the abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire (with the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833) which he actually achieved shortly after the sad death of his friend William Wilberforce.

(Interesting trivia: In July 1941 the head of the statue was knocked off by a bolt of lightning. In 1947, sculptor Roger Hedley (the son of painter Ralph Hedley) created a new head based on the preserved fragments of the original. The monument now has a lightning conductor!)

The views from the top are really impressive so choosing my blip today wasn't easy. However I like this one - partly because it shows how tiny people look when viewed from the top of the monument (enhanced of course by the use of a fisheye lens) but also because it shows many of the impressive facades of "Grainger Town", the part of the city which was revamped by Richard Grainger between 1824 and 1841. Our guide pointed out that it's only the facades which are impressive, as can be seen from an aerial view!

Many thanks to JDO for hosting TT this month...Jill, if you think this is a cheat "Tiny" blip then please ignore it!