Bronze plate attached to the brick wall. Originally commissioned for the opening of new headquarters for the Poor Children's Holiday Association (PCHA) which estabished hoilday homes, orphanages and sanatoriums for children, by Prince George. T.H. Bainbridge (1842-1912) was the second son of E.M. Bainbridge, founder of Europe's first department store. He was a Methodist and supported the local YMCA. There is a separate roundel with a relief portrait of Bainbridge looking left. With an inscription beneath it "THIS HALL IS ERECTED TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOMAS HUDSON BAINBRIDGE/ WHOSE LIFE WORK AND/ SIMPLE FAITH HELPED AND/ BRIGHTENED THE LIVES OF/ MANY IN THE NORTH-EAST COUNTRY/ AND WHO ABOVE ALL LOVED/ LITTLE CHILDREN. IT IS GIVEN/ BY HILDA HIS DAUGHTER AND/ HER HUSBAND GERALD FRANCE/ TO HELP THE WORK AMONGST/ CHILDREN/ 6TH OCTOBER 1933". The PCHA headquarters were demolished to make way for Eldon Square in the 1970s and the commemorative tablet was relocated to the wall of the bus station. Has been put into temporary storage [in 2007] whilst Eldon Square is redeveloped. Will be cleaned and restored before being re-erected in a new location. Moved again to north-east corner of Eldon Square in 2008. Unveiled 21 October 2008.
SITEASS
Blistering of protective coating {Usherwood, Beach and Morris 2000}.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
Bronze plate attached to the brick wall. Originally commissioned for the opening of new headquarters for the Poor Children's Holiday Association (PCHA) which estabished hoilday homes, orphanages and sanatoriums for children, by Prince George. T.H. Bainbridge (1842-1912) was the second son of E.M. Bainbridge, founder of Europe's first department store. He was a Methodist and supported the local YMCA. There is a separate roundel with a relief portrait of Bainbridge looking left. With an inscription beneath it "THIS HALL IS ERECTED TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOMAS HUDSON BAINBRIDGE/ WHOSE LIFE WORK AND/ SIMPLE FAITH HELPED AND/ BRIGHTENED THE LIVES OF/ MANY IN THE NORTH-EAST COUNTRY/ AND WHO ABOVE ALL LOVED/ LITTLE CHILDREN. IT IS GIVEN/ BY HILDA HIS DAUGHTER AND/ HER HUSBAND GERALD FRANCE/ TO HELP THE WORK AMONGST/ CHILDREN/ 6TH OCTOBER 1933". The PCHA headquarters were demolished to make way for Eldon Square in the 1970s and the commemorative tablet was relocated to the wall of the bus station. Has been put into temporary storage [in 2007] whilst Eldon Square is redeveloped. Will be cleaned and restored before being re-erected in a new location. Moved again to north-east corner of Eldon Square in 2008. Unveiled 21 October 2008.
Site Name
Eldon Square Bus Concourse, 'T.H. Bainbridge'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11153
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 131; The Journal, 7 October 1933
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
424300
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Fibreglass
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564480
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Newcastle
Description
1996 by Tom Maley. Fibreglass statue of John Edward Milburn (1924-88) in period kit running with a football, 1.8m high, on a stone pedestal. Newcastle United Football Club paid for the pedestal. The artist moved it in 1999 when the stand was being rebuilt. A bronze version was to be put back in 2000.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
1996 by Tom Maley. Fibreglass statue of John Edward Milburn (1924-88) in period kit running with a football, 1.8m high, on a stone pedestal. Newcastle United Football Club paid for the pedestal. The artist moved it in 1999 when the stand was being rebuilt. A bronze version was to be put back in 2000.
Site Name
St. James' Park, 'Jackie Milburn'
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
HER Number
11152
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 140-1; The Journal, 14 December 1996; Evening Chronicle, 5 December 1996; The Journal, 20 February 1999
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
424710
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565010
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Newcastle
Description
Student debating chamber, exterior wall adjacent to refectory. A lion and cross (university's coat of arms) in ciment fondu on either side of the block. Erected with the building in 1964.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
Student debating chamber, exterior wall adjacent to refectory. A lion and cross (university's coat of arms) in ciment fondu on either side of the block. Erected with the building in 1964.
Site Name
Newcastle University, 'Cross and Lion Rampant'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11151
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 141-2
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
11149
DAY1
30
District
N Tyneside
Easting
435340
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568600
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
North Shields
Description
Thomas Haswell was headmaster at the Royal Jubilee School from 1839-1886. It eventually came under government control in the late nineteenth century. The school closed in 1935 and was demolished in 1971.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Thomas Haswell was headmaster at the Royal Jubilee School from 1839-1886. It eventually came under government control in the late nineteenth century. The school closed in 1935 and was demolished in 1971.
Site Name
Albion Road, Royal Jubilee School
Site Type: Specific
School
HER Number
11150
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 154-5; G.H. Haswell, 1895, "The Maister - A Century of Tyneside Life"; Evening Chronicle 18 February 1991
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
Crossref
11150
DAY1
30
District
N Tyneside
Easting
435350
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568600
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
North Shields
Description
1989. Designer not known. A grey painted stone obelisk 2.7m high and 74cm square. Four spheres separate the obelisk from the panelled pedestal. Metal plaque on west face reads: "TO COMMEMORATE/ THOMAS HASWELL (1807-1889)/ HEADMASTER OF ROYAL JUBILEE SCHOOL/ BETWEEN 1839 AND 1886" and "THE MAISTER'S GUIDANCE/ THE SCHOOL BECAME RENOWNED/ FOR ITS INNOVATION, LEARNING AND CARE FOR ITS PUPILS/ LEARNING GREW BENEATH HIS CARE, A THRIVING, VIGOROUS PLANT". Commissioned by North Tyneside Council. Thomas Haswell was the son of a North Shields ferryman. He was educated at the Royal Jubilee School. After teaching in South Tyneside he became headmaster at the Royal Jubilee School in 1839. He worked hard to improve the poor state of the school buildings and the poverty of his pupils. He had a love of music. After his death a portrait painting of Haswell was unveiled at the Public Library in 1890 and a red Penrith stone tablet was unveiled by the mayor. The obelisk stands on the site of the school, which closed in 1935 and was demolished in 1971.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
1989. Designer not known. A grey painted stone obelisk 2.7m high and 74cm square. Four spheres separate the obelisk from the panelled pedestal. Metal plaque on west face reads: "TO COMMEMORATE/ THOMAS HASWELL (1807-1889)/ HEADMASTER OF ROYAL JUBILEE SCHOOL/ BETWEEN 1839 AND 1886" and "THE MAISTER'S GUIDANCE/ THE SCHOOL BECAME RENOWNED/ FOR ITS INNOVATION, LEARNING AND CARE FOR ITS PUPILS/ LEARNING GREW BENEATH HIS CARE, A THRIVING, VIGOROUS PLANT". Commissioned by North Tyneside Council. Thomas Haswell was the son of a North Shields ferryman. He was educated at the Royal Jubilee School. After teaching in South Tyneside he became headmaster at the Royal Jubilee School in 1839. He worked hard to improve the poor state of the school buildings and the poverty of his pupils. He had a love of music. After his death a portrait painting of Haswell was unveiled at the Public Library in 1890 and a red Penrith stone tablet was unveiled by the mayor. The obelisk stands on the site of the school, which closed in 1935 and was demolished in 1971.
Site Name
Albion Road, Monument to Thomas Haswell
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
HER Number
11149
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 154-5; G.H. Haswell, 1895, "The Maister - A Century of Tyneside Life"; Evening Chronicle 18 February 1991
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
425080
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566600
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Jesmond
Description
A small metal relief of a dragon against a shield and a number of cones attached to the brick wall of the end of a block of flats. Erected in the 1970s. Sculptor not known.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
A small metal relief of a dragon against a shield and a number of cones attached to the brick wall of the end of a block of flats. Erected in the 1970s. Sculptor not known.
Site Name
69-99 Lonsdale Court, 'Heraldic Dragon'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11148
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 147-8
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
422750
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563070
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
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.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
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 heraldic arm and hammer, a helmeted head resembling Mars, god of war, and large gun barrels.
Site Name
Newcastle Business Park, 'Heraldic Head'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11147
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
Crossref
9787
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
424700
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564500
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Newcastle
Description
1986 by David Schofield. Forty pink wire mesh swans suspended from the roof between John Lewis and Boots. Cleaned and re-lacquered in 1996.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1986 by David Schofield. Forty pink wire mesh swans suspended from the roof between John Lewis and Boots. Cleaned and re-lacquered in 1996.
Site Name
Eldon Square Shopping Centre, 'Flock of Swans'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11146
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 112-3
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
Crossref
9787
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
424800
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Bronze
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564500
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Newcastle
Description
1976 by Michael Rizzello. Painted bronze portrait roundels of E.M. Bainbridge, John Lewis and John Spedan Lewis mounted behind a window in the side of the John Lewis store. Each roundel is 30cm diameter. In 1838 Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge opened a shop at 12 Market Street in Newcastle, which grew into the world's first department store. In 1953 the Bainbridge business joined the John Lewis Partnership. Bainbridge moved to Eldon Square in 1976.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1976 by Michael Rizzello. Painted bronze portrait roundels of E.M. Bainbridge, John Lewis and John Spedan Lewis mounted behind a window in the side of the John Lewis store. Each roundel is 30cm diameter. In 1838 Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge opened a shop at 12 Market Street in Newcastle, which grew into the world's first department store. In 1953 the Bainbridge business joined the John Lewis Partnership. Bainbridge moved to Eldon Square in 1976.
Site Name
Eldon Square Shopping Centre, 'E.M. Bainbridge'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11145
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 111-2
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
421930
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564390
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Benwell
Description
1997 by William Pym. A polished steel relief sculpture of a tree with a black forged iron raven sitting in it. On the surrounding floor area are other forged iron objects - books, cups and saucers, mugs and miniature houses. There is also a tall decorative steel column. A nest and eggs beneath the raven were added in 1999. The sculpture is on the gable end of a terrace row at the junction with Wellfield Road.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1997 by William Pym. A polished steel relief sculpture of a tree with a black forged iron raven sitting in it. On the surrounding floor area are other forged iron objects - books, cups and saucers, mugs and miniature houses. There is also a tall decorative steel column. A nest and eggs beneath the raven were added in 1999. The sculpture is on the gable end of a terrace row at the junction with Wellfield Road.
Site Name
Colston Street, 'The Benwell Bird'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11144
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 104-5