Stranger #62 - Alex

Here's Alex. An art student that I met on Thursday as he was on his way to the Baltic Centre of Modern Art in Newcastle.

 

The stairs are known as the 'Dog Leap Stairs' - made famous by Dire Straits in their sond 'Down to the Waterline.'

 

'Near misses on the dogleap stairways

French kisses in the darkened doorways

A foghorn blowing out wild and cold

A policeman shines a light upon my shoulder...'

 

Folklore also says that in 1772 Baron Eldon, later Lord Chancellor of England, eloped with Bessie Surtees making their escape, on horseback up Dog Leap Stairs...

 

Anyway - they made a fab backdrop for Alex. Many thanks for helping me out, Alex - I hope you like the photo :)

 

Alex is #62 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page

 

 

 

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