Magpies Gallery

ST James Park Stadium Art Going to the Match

St James Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Premier League club Newcastle United F.C. With a seating capacity of 52,388, it is the eighth largest football stadium in England.[2]
St James Park has been the home ground of Newcastle United since 1892 and has been used for football since 1880.[3] Throughout its history, the desire for expansion has caused conflict with local residents and the local council.[4] This has led to proposals to move at least twice in the late 1960s,[5][6] and a controversial 1995 proposed move to nearby Leazes Park. Reluctance to move has led to the distinctive lop-sided appearance of the present-day stadium's asymmetrical stands.[7]

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An old woman watches two magpies perched on a fence in a garden

A black and white image of an elderly woman wearing glasses, a striped shirt and long spotted skirt, and under a shady sunhat, standing in front of a partially corrugated iron building intently watching a pair of Magpies perched on a wire fence. This image was shot while filming The Water Dwellers 1967: Situated only 25 miles (40 kilometres) from Sydney, the largest city in Australia, Pittwater is an area of almost land-locked waterways where people can live in natural surroundings within a few minutes of transport to the city. Film Australia has tried to convey the relaxed life of people who live on Pittwater and the unique relationship that they enjoy with beautiful, natural surroundings

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Magpie Jay, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

999569 Magpie Jay, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A'Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phA©nomA¨nes de la natureA, 1833-39, published by FA©lix Edouard GuA©rin-MA©neville
Blauer ElsterhA¤her, Elster, Elstern, Stahlstich, 19tes Jahrhundert, Illustration, Tiere, VA¶gel
Pie commandeur, Pie commune
Calocitta formosa colliei, Pica Pica); A© Purix Verlag Volker Christen; French, out of copyright

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