Monkwearmouth, Marine Walk, Lifeboat Centre, 'Paddle Gate'

HER Number:
11161

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Monkwearmouth, Marine Walk, Lifeboat Centre, 'Paddle Gate'

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Gate

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
1997 by Craig Knowles. A forged steel gate between the end of the lifeboat centre and the cliff face, made of lifeboat oars connected by wire. The gate posts are art nouveau in style. There are railings in a similar motif which protect young trees along the esplanade.

Easting:
408

Northing:
585

Grid Reference:
NZ408585

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 197-8