Newcastle, Central Station Metro, 'Wakes Week'

HER Number:
11018

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Central Station Metro, 'Wakes Week'

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Structural Component

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Panel

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
1985 by Stephen McNulty. A vitreous enamel panel above the escalators linking the Metro to the railway station. Wakes Week was a traditional annual holiday in the north of England. The work comprises of thick coloured angular lines over fine white horizontal lines. Commissioned by Nexus.

Easting:
2463

Northing:
6386

Grid Reference:
NZ24636386

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)