Monument Metro Station, 'Famous Faces'

HER Number

11022

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Monument Metro Station, 'Famous Faces'

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Unassigned

Site Type: Broad

Decorative Surface

Site Type: Specific

Mural

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

1996 by Bob Olley. A mural showing fourteen local figures (including Cardinal Basil Hume, Jimmy Nail, Mike Neville, Robson Greene and Brenden Foster) in acrylic. Commissioned by Nexus.

Easting

424800

Northing

564300

Grid Reference

NZ424800564300

Sources

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