Whitley Road, Rising Sun Country Park, 'Rising Sun'
Whitley Road, Rising Sun Country Park, 'Rising Sun'
HER Number
11049
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Whitley Road, Rising Sun Country Park, 'Rising Sun'
Place
Benton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
1997 by Wendy Marshall. A small stone carving of the sun, clouds and oak leaves. Marks the entrance to the park. There are other sculptures within the park including a bronze mole, a frog and many wooden carvings.
Easting
429750
Northing
569830
Grid Reference
NZ429750569830
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 85