Newcastle, Thornton Street, 'Tyne Line of Txt Flow'

HER Number:
11000

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Thornton Street, 'Tyne Line of Txt Flow'

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

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:
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.

Easting:
2440

Northing:
6403

Grid Reference:
NZ24406403

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)