Sheriff Hill, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 'Inside Outside'

HER Number:
11050

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Sheriff Hill, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 'Inside Outside'

Place:
Sheriff Hill

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:
1995 by Fred Watson. Located in the courtyard of the Tranwell (mental health) Unit. A sculpture in white granite consisting of an arch and a stairway of books, a telephone, tablecloth, a vase and an apple. The artist says that it is designed to show the delicate balance of mental health (Newcastle Journal, 13 December 1995). Only accessible by permission.

Easting:
269

Northing:
605

Grid Reference:
NZ269605

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 74-5