Newcastle Business Park, 'Heraldic Head'
Newcastle Business Park, 'Heraldic Head'
HER Number
11147
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle Business Park, 'Heraldic Head'
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Once the pedimental decoration of the Armstrong Works projectile shop, c. 1860. Re-sited c.1990 on stairs running from Amethyst Drive to William Armstrong Drive. The relief carving includes a healdic arm and hammer, a helmeted head resembling Mars, god of war, and large gun barrels.
Easting
422750
Northing
563070
Grid Reference
NZ422750563070
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England