Westgate Road/Pink Lane, sculpted figure

HER Number

6671

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Westgate Road/Pink Lane, sculpted figure

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Statue

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

Sculpted figure of a winged two legged and now headless beast with a long and pointed tail, clinging to a fragment of architectural moulding. 1 feet 6 inches long x 5 inches. Late 13th century or early 14th century. Built into an old wall between Westgate Road and Pink Lane, in the centre of the premises of Messrs. Quin & Son. Now in Castle Keep.

Easting

424500

Northing

563900

Grid Reference

NZ424500563900

Sources

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 4, VII (1937), pp 13-14 and drawing