Brockley Whins Metro Station, 'The Face'
Brockley Whins Metro Station, 'The Face'
HER Number
10928
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Brockley Whins Metro Station, 'The Face'
Place
Brockley Whins
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
1994/5 by David Gross. This timber (elm) carving, which incorporates a seat, is based on a Viking ship figurehead. A collaboration with the Activity Resource Team. Part of the Great North Forest's waymarking scheme. Supported by South Tyneside MBC, Groundwork South Tyneside, Custom House Trust and Countryside Commission.
Easting
434620
Northing
562880
Grid Reference
NZ434620562880
Sources
Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 86