Jarrow, Tyne Street, Statue to Sir Charles Mark Palmer

HER Number:
5184

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow, Tyne Street, Statue to Sir Charles Mark Palmer

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Sculpture

Site Type: Specific:
Statue

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
1903 by Albert Toft. Bronze figure on Portland stone pedestal with low relief bronze panels. Square pedestal with panels (on north face, inscription; east, SS John Bowes; south, a coal miner; west, HMS Resolution), a free-standing Ionic column at each corner supporting the frieze and overhanging cornice. Re-sited from Clayton Street in the town centre. Historic note: Palmer (1822-1907) founded the shipbuilding firm which caused Jarrow to develop from a village to a town. The SS John Bowes, launched 1852, was the first screw-driven collier and revolutionised the Tyne-London coal trade by making the return trip in 5 days. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3309

Northing:
6576

Grid Reference:
NZ33096576

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1/100; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 77-78, Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2006, Sir Charles Mark Palmer Statue, Historic Building Recording; NECT, 2015, National Heritage at Risk Grade II Project