The
Stockton Flyer
Stockton-on-Tees’ automated steampunk mechanical sculpture
Situated behind the town hall, the Stockton Flyer is a fantastic automated mechanical sculpture that appears everyday at 1pm sharp. Like something from an H. G. Wells novel, it rises from within the giant stone plinth that houses it, clanging, hooting, steaming and chuffing for a full 15 minutes (even puffing out smoke rings!).
Commissioned by Stockton Borough Council in 2013 to commemorated the town’s railway and industrial past, the Flyer was officially unveiled on the 12th of June 2016 on the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
Everyday at 1pm!
The Stockton Flyer is located close to Stockton’s fountains and behind the town hall. A towering, seven metre high monument, the Stockton Flyer is fun and quirky steampunk reminder of Stockton’s industrial past and a “must see” spectical for locals and visitors alike. Bring your ear plugs, though (she’s pretty loud!).
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A Slice Of Future
Has Tracked Us Down
The River’s Freshness
The Afterfalsh of Fireworked Skies
These Stones Listen
To The Infinite Town
In The Rasp Of Morning
The Slow Breath Of Dusk
A Hope
That Now And Here
May Be Somewhere To Settle
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