Newcastle, St. James Boulevard, 'Wor Jackie'

HER Number:
10900

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, St. James Boulevard, 'Wor Jackie'

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Sculpture

Site Type: Specific:
Statue

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
1991 by Susanna Robinson. A bronze statue on a slate pedestal. This is a posed statue of the Newcastle United footballer Jackie Milburn. It was erected by public subscription through the Newcastle Evening Chronicle following the death of the former hero. The statue was originally located in Northumberland Street but it was relocated in 1999 nearer to St. James Park football stadium.

Easting:
2425

Northing:
6422

Grid Reference:
NZ24256422

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 83; Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet); Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 105; Pearson, Lynn, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 48