Ouseburn, Water Sports Association Building, 'Sundial'

HER Number:
11013

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Ouseburn, Water Sports Association Building, 'Sundial'

Place:
Ouseburn

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

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:
1999 by Helen Laws and Jane Gower. A perspex sculpture on the gable end of the building. Based on the idea of a sundial and incorporating images of navigational instruments. Commissioned by Art on the Riverside.

Easting:
265

Northing:
640

Grid Reference:
NZ265640

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)