is this a footie ground?

[lordster]

i have just driven past the angel of the north in gateshead on the a1 and noticed a sports stadium on the other side of the road. does anyone know what its called or who plays there

[loulou32]

Would it be Sunderland football stadium?? I think it is

[loulou32]

Stadium of Light my sons just informed me!!

[dipee65]

The Stadium of Light is about 9 miles from the Angel, (as the angel flies)
Did you see a sports field, or a set of floodlights? There's a rail marshalling yard on the other side, but set right down in the valley.

[A Chill Wind]

The SoL and the Angel are on the same side of the A1.

[Hammond Egg]

It could be the Gateshead International Stadium

http://www.ukathletics.net/vsite/vcontent/page /custom/0,8510,4854-172598-189816-37946-225048 -custom-item,00.html

Gateshead play there, funnily enough.

They're in the Unibond Premier Division

[petes_dragon]

Sorry, but Gateshead Stadium is miles away from the Angel too!!

There is no stadium or any other sports field opposite the Angel - but it could've been the railway as has already been suggested - the only football pitch nearby is in a local park but doesn't have any lights or any other features that you could see from the road, it is also on the same side of the road as the Angel

Hope this helps
A xXx

[yigoh]

http://i8.tinypic.com/25ouflj.jpg
http://i8.tinypic.com/25ouie0.jpg
any help?

[CT]

I'm with dipee on this one. I believe it's a rail yard.

[lordster]

i just saw the floodlights and assumed it was a stadium. a look at the map confirmed it isnt theSoL or the international stadium ill settle for the railyard. thanks for putting me at ease folks.