St. James Boulevard, 'Wor Jackie'

HER Number

10900

District

Newcastle

Site Name

St. James Boulevard, 'Wor Jackie'

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

Commemorative Monument

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

1991 by Susanna Robinson. A bronze statue on a slate pedestal. This is a posed statue of the Newcastle United footballer Jackie Milburn. It was erected by public subscription through the Newcastle Evening Chronicle following the death of the former hero. The statue was originally located in Northumberland Street but it was relocated in 1999 nearer to St. James Park football stadium.

Easting

424250

Northing

564220

Grid Reference

NZ424250564220

Sources

Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 83; Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet); Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 105; Pearson, Lynn, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 48