Longbenton Metro Station, 'Journeys Echo'

HER Number

11025

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Longbenton Metro Station, 'Journeys Echo'

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

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

1999 by Elinor Eastwood. Four pairs of panels on platforms one and two in vitreous enamel. The text and artwork was by pupils of St. Mary's RC Comprehensive School. The panels butt together like pages of a book, and feature pebbles. Commissioned by Nexus.

Easting

426230

Northing

568330

Grid Reference

NZ426230568330

Sources

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