Royal Quays, 'Sea Dreamer's Rest'
Royal Quays, 'Sea Dreamer's Rest'
HER Number
11181
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Royal Quays, 'Sea Dreamer's Rest'
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
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
1998 by Gilly Rogers. There are two old capstans at either end of the dock, lit inside at night, with 8 resin blocks inset round the top, containing clay pipes and white feathers. There are two pairs of bronze shoes, one a lady's shoe, the other a man's shoe. Commissioned by North Tyneside Arts.
Easting
435230
Northing
572930
Grid Reference
NZ435230572930
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 161-2; The Journal 15 December 1998