Brockley Whins Metro Station, 'The Face'

HER Number:
10928

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Brockley Whins Metro Station, 'The Face'

Place:
Brockley Whins

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Street Furniture

Site Type: Specific:
Sculpture

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
1994/5 by David Gross. This timber (elm) carving, which incorporates a seat, is based on a Viking ship figurehead. A collaboration with the Activity Resource Team. Part of the Great North Forest's waymarking scheme. Supported by South Tyneside MBC, Groundwork South Tyneside, Custom House Trust and Countryside Commission.

Easting:
3462

Northing:
6288

Grid Reference:
NZ34626288

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 86