Benton, Whitley Road, Rising Sun Country Park, 'Rising Sun'

HER Number:
11049

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Benton, Whitley Road, Rising Sun Country Park, 'Rising Sun'

Place:
Benton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

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:
1997 by Wendy Marshall. A small stone carving of the sun, clouds and oak leaves. Marks the entrance to the park. There are other sculptures within the park including a bronze mole, a frog and many wooden carvings.

Easting:
2975

Northing:
6983

Grid Reference:
NZ29756983

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 85