Central Square, 'Vulcan'

HER Number

10984

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Central Square, 'Vulcan'

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Sculpture

Site Type: Specific

Statue

General Period

21ST CENTURY

Specific Period

21st Century 2001 to 2100

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

2000 by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. Bronze statue of a robotic man in the form of Vulcan, God of the forge. Lies close to Robert Stephenson's workshop in South Street. Commissioned by Parabola Estates.

Easting

424770

Northing

563780

Grid Reference

NZ424770563780

Sources

Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet); Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 42