By Carol Sommer, Sue Downing and William Herbert. A 140m long stream of text on stainless steel. The text comes from Roman messages, texts from the time of King Charles I and from text messages collected in 2002 on the day of the Newcastle and Sunderland derby, translated into SMS text form. William Herbert has written a response refering to the Skinner Burn which flows under the street. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership and Newcastle City Council.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
By Carol Sommer, Sue Downing and William Herbert. A 140m long stream of text on stainless steel. The text comes from Roman messages, texts from the time of King Charles I and from text messages collected in 2002 on the day of the Newcastle and Sunderland derby, translated into SMS text form. William Herbert has written a response referring to the Skinner Burn which flows under the street. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership and Newcastle City Council.
Site Name
Thornton Street, 'Tyne Line of Txt Flow'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424560
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Glass
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564320
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2003 by Danny Lane. Next to The Gate. A 9m high glass sculpture, made up of six separate glass monoliths held together by a steel post-tensioning rod, standing on a stainless steel plinth with a hole punched through it. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership. The name is a play on words based on its form of the intersection of two circles (or elipses) like the eclipse of the moon or sun. Unveiled in March 2005. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
2003 by Danny Lane. Next to The Gate. A 9m high glass sculpture, made up of six separate glass monoliths held together by a steel post-tensioning rod, standing on a stainless steel plinth with a hole punched through it. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership. The name is a play on words based on its form of the intersection of two circles (or elipses) like the eclipse of the moon or sun. Unveiled in March 2005. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Name
Newgate Street, 'Ellipsis Eclipses'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
10999
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet); Ellipsis Eclipses, Danny Lane - leaflet by Newcastle City Council, One North East, Land Securities, Arts Council England, Grainger Town Partnership and The Gate; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 172
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424510
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Bronze
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563890
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2002 by Nigel Boonham. A 3m high bronze sculpture of Cardinal Hume dressed in Benedictine habit, cardinal's skullcap and the cross of St. Cuthbert. The statue stands on a sandstone platform in the shape of Holy Island (Lindisfarne) within a garden which reflects his love of Northumbria and the Northern Saints. There is a sandstone platform in the shape of Inner Farne - where St Cuthbert and St Aidan lived as hermits, a boulder taken from Inner Farne and a 3 ton boulder from below Lindisfarne Castle inscribed with Caedmon's Hylm of the 7th century. There is one more stone, from the monk's quarters at Ampleforth Abbey, Basil Hume's monastic home. Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on May 7th 2002. Commissioned by the Cardinal Hume Memorial Trust and Newcastle City Council with funding from Public Subscription and Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
2002 by Nigel Boonham. A 3m high bronze sculpture of Cardinal Hume dressed in Benedictine habit, cardinal's skullcap and the cross of St. Cuthbert. The statue stands on a sandstone platform in the shape of Holy Island (Lindisfarne) within a garden which reflects his love of Northumbria and the Northern Saints. There is a sandstone platform in the shape of Inner Farne - where St Cuthbert and St Aidan lived as hermits, a boulder taken from Inner Farne and a 3 ton boulder from below Lindisfarne Castle inscribed with Caedmon's Hylm of the 7th century. There is one more stone, from the monk's quarters at Ampleforth Abbey, Basil Hume's monastic home. Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on May 7th 2002. Commissioned by the Cardinal Hume Memorial Trust and Newcastle City Council with funding from Public Subscription and Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Name
Neville Street, Cardinal Hume Monument
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
HER Number
10997
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet); Newcastle City Council and Grainger Town Partnership, n.d., Cardinal George 'Basil' Hume Sculpture and Memorial Garden, Nigel Boonham (leaflet)
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424590
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Bronze, Granite
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563920
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2003 by Tod Hanson and Simon Watkinson. A bronze and granite conceptual representation of the area of Newcastle known as Grainger Town. Lit in red LED lighting. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
2003 by Tod Hanson and Simon Watkinson. A bronze and granite conceptual representation of the area of Newcastle known as Grainger Town. Lit in red LED lighting. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Name
Neville Street, 'Grainger Town Sculptural Map'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
10996
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424650
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Bronze
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563960
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2003 by Sean Henry. Three painted bronze statues of the same man - one stands, one walks and one 'floats'. Each is 2.5m tall. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership in cooperation with Sculpture at Goodwood.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
2003 by Sean Henry. Three painted bronze statues of the same man - one stands, one walks and one 'floats'. Each is 2.5m tall. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership in cooperation with Sculpture at Goodwood.
Site Name
Lower Grainger Street, 'Man with Potential Selves'
Site Type: Specific
Statue
HER Number
10995
Form of Evidence
Structure
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. 161
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424680
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Granite
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563990
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2002 by Rupert Clamp. These are granite kerb stones, machine carved and hand finished. The work reads "FROM HERE IT IS NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY CENTIMETRES (How are you feeling?) TO HERE", carved into the granite kerb at the corner of Grainger Street and Westgate Road. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
2002 by Rupert Clamp. These are granite kerb stones, machine carved and hand finished. The work reads "FROM HERE IT IS NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY CENTIMETRES (How are you feeling?) TO HERE", carved into the granite kerb at the corner of Grainger Street and Westgate Road. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Name
Grainger Street, 'Longest Sentence'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
10994
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424690
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Granite
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564080
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2003 by Catherine Bertola. These are subtle etched black Indian granite floor carvings placed at the entrance to Nos. 30, 46, 49 and 57 Grainger Street, each mimicing the ornate features of the four buildings. Commissioned by the Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
2003 by Catherine Bertola. These are subtle etched black Indian granite floor carvings placed at the entrance to Nos. 30, 46, 49 and 57 Grainger Street, each mimicing the ornate features of the four buildings. Commissioned by the Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Name
Grainger Street, 'Under Your Feet'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
10993
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424820
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Cast Iron
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564350
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
Circa 2001 by Charlie Holmes (lecturer at Sunderland University) and Ian Ness (architect). Cast iron plaque, 8m x 4.5m, with inscriptions in raised letters. The work refers to the architecture of Grainger Town and those who lived and worked there. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
Circa 2001 by Charlie Holmes (lecturer at Sunderland University) and Ian Ness (architect). Cast iron plaque, 8m x 4.5m, with inscriptions in raised letters. The work refers to the architecture of Grainger Town and those who lived and worked there. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Site Name
Grainger Street, 'Grainger Dedication'
Site Type: Specific
Plaque
HER Number
10992
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424890
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564340
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2001 by Cate Watkinson and Julia Darling. Grainger Town Partnership employed Insite Environment to produce a suite of street furniture for Grainger Town. Nine of the benches were double aspect with a design etched into the glass forming the back of each bench, illuminated by LEDs.
Site Type: Broad
Street Furniture
SITEDESC
2001 by Cate Watkinson and Julia Darling. Grainger Town Partnership employed Insite Environment to produce a suite of street furniture for Grainger Town. Nine of the benches were double aspect with a design etched into the glass forming the back of each bench, illuminated by LEDs.
Site Name
Grainger Town, 'Nine Things To Do On A Bench'
Site Type: Specific
Bench
HER Number
10991
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Newcastle
Easting
424870
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Granite
MONTH1
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564380
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Place
Newcastle
Description
2002 by Richard Cole. Designs based on electronic circuit boards have been sand blasted into the granite walls and paving at the metro station entrances. Commissioned by Newcastle City Council, Grainger Town Partnership and Nexus.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
2002 by Richard Cole. Designs based on electronic circuit boards have been sand blasted into the granite walls and paving at the metro station entrances. Commissioned by Newcastle City Council, Grainger Town Partnership and Nexus.
Site Name
Monument Metro Station, 'Circuit'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
10990
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)