Longbenton, Longbenton Metro Station, 'Tag Tile'

HER Number:
11026

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Longbenton Metro Station, 'Tag Tile'

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Structural Component

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Panel

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
2002 by Simon Jones and Robert Belilios. Ceramic pastel coloured tiles on the footbridge between the platforms. The tiles show fifty abstracted 'tags' (graffiti used to sign individual presence) in cartoon speech bubbles. Commissioned by Nexus.

Easting:
2625

Northing:
6833

Grid Reference:
NZ26256833

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)