Tyne and Wear HER(8217): Birtley, Birtley Lane, Statue of E.M. Perkins - Details
8217
Gateshead
Birtley, Birtley Lane, Statue of E.M. Perkins
Birtley
NZ25NE
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Sculpture
Statue
Early Modern
C19
Structure
Statue. 1874 by G. Burn of Newcastle. White marble figure in military uniform
on corniced sandstone pedestal on plinth, chamfered base and 3 steps. Pink
granite panels set on 4 sides, inscription on south panel: ERECTED TO THE
MEMORY OF EDWARD MOSELEY PERKINS OF BIRTLEY HALL LT. COL. 1ST A.D. BATT.
D.R.V. 1874. Source Newcastle Daily Chronicle 23 June 1874. LISTED GRADE 2
2740
5580
NZ27405580
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 12/1; George Nairn and Dorothy Rand, 1997, Images of England - Birtley, p 28; Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 44; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 52; N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England - County Durham, p 51 and 1983, page 101