Monkwearmouth, North Dock, 'Windows and Walls'

HER Number:
11162

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Monkwearmouth, North Dock, 'Windows and Walls'

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

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:
1996 by Colin Wilbourn and Karl Fisher. 26 relief panels in yellow fire clay set into a red brick retaining wall. Each group of 4 panels illustrates a story on a metal plate between them. Each panel is within a window frame with a latch. The stories include a magic tree written by Fulwell Junior School, a battle between two witches by Dame Dorothy Primary School, local memories by Monkwearmouth Local History Society and a flying fish by St. Benet's RC School. The stories were written with the help of writer Chaz Brenchley.

Easting:
407

Northing:
584

Grid Reference:
NZ407584

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 198