Stella, Summerhill, statue of Guiseppe Garibaldi

HER Number:
7437

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Stella, Summerhill, statue of Guiseppe Garibaldi

Place:
Stella

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Sculpture

Site Type: Specific:
Statue

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Joseph Cowen erected a statue of Garibaldi beside the Widdrington's summerhouse in 1867, in honour of the Italian patriot's visit to Tyneside in 1854. It stood about 7ft tall. It was sculpted by Burn of Newcastle. The statue collapsed at the turn of this century. The head is on display in Blaydon Library and the body of the statue was discovered in a local allotment. The legs are now located at St. Joseph's RC Primary School, Croftdale Road, Blaydon. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
1768

Northing:
6351

Grid Reference:
NZ17686351

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Gateshead Council Local List; T. Yellowley, 1986, Stella and Blaydon Burn; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 53-4