1976 by Michael Rizzello. Painted bronze portrait roundels of E.M. Bainbridge, John Lewis and John Spedan Lewis mounted behind a window in the side of the John Lewis store. Each roundel is 30cm diameter. In 1838 Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge opened a shop at 12 Market Street in Newcastle, which grew into the world's first department store. In 1953 the Bainbridge business joined the John Lewis Partnership. Bainbridge moved to Eldon Square in 1976.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1976 by Michael Rizzello. Painted bronze portrait roundels of E.M. Bainbridge, John Lewis and John Spedan Lewis mounted behind a window in the side of the John Lewis store. Each roundel is 30cm diameter. In 1838 Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge opened a shop at 12 Market Street in Newcastle, which grew into the world's first department store. In 1953 the Bainbridge business joined the John Lewis Partnership. Bainbridge moved to Eldon Square in 1976.
Site Name
Eldon Square Shopping Centre, 'E.M. Bainbridge'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11145
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 111-2
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
Newcastle
Easting
421930
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564390
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Benwell
Description
1997 by William Pym. A polished steel relief sculpture of a tree with a black forged iron raven sitting in it. On the surrounding floor area are other forged iron objects - books, cups and saucers, mugs and miniature houses. There is also a tall decorative steel column. A nest and eggs beneath the raven were added in 1999. The sculpture is on the gable end of a terrace row at the junction with Wellfield Road.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1997 by William Pym. A polished steel relief sculpture of a tree with a black forged iron raven sitting in it. On the surrounding floor area are other forged iron objects - books, cups and saucers, mugs and miniature houses. There is also a tall decorative steel column. A nest and eggs beneath the raven were added in 1999. The sculpture is on the gable end of a terrace row at the junction with Wellfield Road.
Site Name
Colston Street, 'The Benwell Bird'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11144
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 104-5
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
Crossref
2020
DAY1
30
District
N Tyneside
Easting
433680
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567340
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Percy Main
Description
1997 by Aidan Doyle. Relief sculpture in cut and forged steel of a steam engine (painted yellow), a grey horse-drawn wagon team and a steam engine and wagons, one with JUPITER on its side. 10m long and 3.5m high. On side of building 100m along track to west.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1997 by Aidan Doyle. Relief sculpture in cut and forged steel of a steam engine (painted yellow), a grey horse-drawn wagon team and a steam engine and wagons, one with JUPITER on its side. 10m long and 3.5m high. On side of building 100m along track to west.
Site Name
Percy Main Metro Station, 'Steam'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11143
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 155
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Poor
DAY1
30
District
Gateshead
Easting
416810
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
MATERIAL
Granite
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558560
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Rowlands Gill
Description
Installed 1906. The fountain takes the form of a drum with an iron finial on top of a cubic base and trough. The drum has an inscription on its northern face: "ERECTED BY/ MISS A. RIPPON/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF HER BROTHER/ WILLIAM C. RIPPON, OF HIS LIFE'S RESIDENCE IN BURNOPFIELD/ AND IN KINDNESS TO DUMB ANIMALS/ 1906/ THE DONOR OF THIS FOUNTAIN/ DIED 3RD OCT.R BEFORE ITS COMPLETION/ ACCEPTED/ ON BEHALF OF PARK COMMITTEE BY/ H.C. WOOD C.C./ ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF TANFIELD U.D. COUNCIL BY/ W. BULMER J.P.". According to the 1881 census, William C. Rippon was a butcher and inn keeper who lived with his sister Mary. A. Rippon in Burnopfield. Relocated in 1996.
SITEASS
One trough and spout missing (the fountain fell over and rolled down a nearby hill in a gale before being relocated), large abrasion on trough, algae on trough and column, small chips on base and column {Usherwood, Beach and Morris 2000}.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
Installed 1906. The fountain takes the form of a drum with an iron finial on top of a cubic base and trough. The drum has an inscription on its northern face: "ERECTED BY/ MISS A. RIPPON/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF HER BROTHER/ WILLIAM C. RIPPON, OF HIS LIFE'S RESIDENCE IN BURNOPFIELD/ AND IN KINDNESS TO DUMB ANIMALS/ 1906/ THE DONOR OF THIS FOUNTAIN/ DIED 3RD OCT.R BEFORE ITS COMPLETION/ ACCEPTED/ ON BEHALF OF PARK COMMITTEE BY/ H.C. WOOD C.C./ ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF TANFIELD U.D. COUNCIL BY/ W. BULMER J.P.". According to the 1881 census, William C. Rippon was a butcher and inn keeper who lived with his sister Mary. A. Rippon in Burnopfield. Relocated in 1996.
Site Name
Rowlands Gill Bank, William C. Rippon Fountain
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
HER Number
11142
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 169
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
Crossref
6994
DAY1
30
District
Sunderland
Easting
440200
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ45SW
MATERIAL
Steel
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553400
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Ryhope
Description
1995 by Wilma Eaton. Two half pit wheels set in parallel with a third smaller steel hemicircle in between, decorated with forged steel miners, winding gear and coal seams. The structure was salvaged from Easington Colliery. Commissioned by City of Sunderland as a tribute to those who worked at Ryhope Colliery between 1856 and 1966.
SITEASS
Paint flaking, rust patches, graffiti {Usherwood, Beach and Morris 2000}.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1995 by Wilma Eaton. Two half pit wheels set in parallel with a third smaller steel hemicircle in between, decorated with forged steel miners, winding gear and coal seams. The structure was salvaged from Easington Colliery. Commissioned by City of Sunderland as a tribute to those who worked at Ryhope Colliery between 1856 and 1966.
Site Name
Lansdowne, 'Pit Wheel'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11141
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 169-70; Sunderland Echo 12 September 1995
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
N Tyneside
Easting
431590
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
MATERIAL
Iron
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570070
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
Shiremoor
Description
1998 by Graham Robinson for Northern Freeform, architects Anthony Walker & Partners. A sundial formed in coloured paving slabs with iron numbers around a central sun motif, on the summit of a modern artificial hill. The gnomon is a large slanting slab of orange-brown iron with relief designs on either side. The 'Sundial' was unveiled by David Bellamy. The hill is now the highest point in North Tyneside. Commissioned by North Tyneside City Challenge and English Partnerships.
Site Type: Broad
Garden Ornament
SITEDESC
1998 by Graham Robinson for Northern Freeform, architects Anthony Walker & Partners. A sundial formed in coloured paving slabs with iron numbers around a central sun motif, on the summit of a modern artificial hill. The gnomon is a large slanting slab of orange-brown iron with relief designs on either side. The 'Sundial' was unveiled by David Bellamy. The hill is now the highest point in North Tyneside. Commissioned by North Tyneside City Challenge and English Partnerships.
Site Name
Silverlink Countryside Park, 'Sundial'
Site Type: Specific
Sundial
HER Number
11140
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 171; Evening Chronicle 3 November 1998; Journal 11 July 1998
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Sophie Laidler
CONDITION
Fair
DAY1
30
DAY2
08
District
Sunderland
Easting
438480
Grid ref figure
8
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
MATERIAL
Granite
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553680
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
New Silksworth
Description
Grade II listed, installed circa 1922. A white stone or marble statue of a soldier in a floppy hat, holding a rifle. Stands on a square granite pedestal with foliate carving around the architrave, on a two-tier base with two concrete steps.Sculpted by Mr S Frazer of Grangetown. The names of the dead are inscribed on all four faces of the pedestal and on three faces of the lower base. This includes 151 individuals who lost their lives in the First World War; 59 service men from the Second World War: 9 civilians, five of which were female, and four were from the same family killed by enemy action in Silksworth in the Second World War and 2 sailors killed in the Milford Haven/ Landing Craft Disaster in April 1943. The name of a soldier killed in Bosnia in 1996 has subsequently been added to the south-east panel.In black painted letters on the pedestal are the words: "THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE SILKSWORTH AND/ TUNSTALL PARISHES WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918" and "NOT ONCE BUT TWICE IN OUR ROUGH ISLAND STORY/ THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY" and "ALSO/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THESE PARISHES WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945".
In June 2019 the Silksworth and Tunstall War Memorial was recommended for listing at Grade II (Listing Number: 1463870). The memorial lists the names of individuals killed in conflicts in the 20th-century. This includes 151 individuals who lost their lives in the First World War; 59 service men from the Second World War: 9 civilians, five of which were female, and four were from the same family killed by enemy action in Silksworth in the Second World War and 2 sailors killed in the Milford Haven/ Landing Craft Disaster in April 1943. The name of a soldier killed in Bosnia in 1996 has subsequently been added to the south-east panel.
SITEASS
Rifle broken and statue weathered {Usherwood, Beach and Morris 2000}.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
Grade II listed, installed circa 1922. A white stone or marble statue of a soldier in a floppy hat, holding a rifle. Stands on a square granite pedestal with foliate carving around the architrave, on a two-tier base with two concrete steps. The names of the dead are inscribed on all four faces of the pedestal and on three faces of the lower base. In black painted letters on the pedestal are the words: "THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE SILKSWORTH AND/ TUNSTALL PARISHES WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918" and "NOT ONCE BUT TWICE IN OUR ROUGH ISLAND STORY/ THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY" and "ALSO/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THESE PARISHES WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945" {1}. One name was added for Bosnia 1996 {www.newmp.org.uk}.
In June 2019 the Silksworth and Tunstall War Memorial was recommended for listing at Grade II (Listing Number: 1463870). The sculpture shows a life-size infantryman on an ashlar pedestal. It was sculpted by Mr S Frazer of Grangetown from white marble. The memorial lists the names of individuals killed in conflicts in the 20th-century. This includes 151 individuals who lost their lives in the First World War; 59 service men from the Second World War: 9 civilians, five of which were female, and four were from the same family killed by enemy action in Silksworth in the Second World War and 2 sailors killed in the Milford Haven/ Landing Craft Disaster in April 1943. The name of a soldier killed in Bosnia in 1996 has subsequently been added to the south-east panel. The memorial was unveiled on 25th November 1992 by Major L. Andrew Common. The memorial has been subject to vandalism which resulted in the statues re-location to Silksworth Miner’s Welfare Park.
Site Name
Silksworth Park, war memorial
Site Type: Specific
War Memorial
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
11139
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 171-2; North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk S111.01; Historic England, 2019, Advice Report; Historic England, 2020 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1463870
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2020
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
DAY2
08
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436800
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Bronze
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568000
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
South Shields
Description
1998 by Juan Munoz. 22 bronze figures, patinated light blue-green, on a paved area behind Littlehaven Beach. The figures appear to be standing in filled sacks. Each figure is in a different pose, either listening, leaning or talking. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1998 by Juan Munoz. 22 bronze figures, patinated light blue-green, on a paved area behind Littlehaven Beach. The figures appear to be standing in filled sacks. Each figure is in a different pose, either listening, leaning or talking. Each figure weighs approximately a quarter of a tonne and stands 1.5 metres high.
Site Name
Harbour Drive, 'Conversation Piece'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
11138
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 172; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/41/SS
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2012
English, British
ADDITINF
y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435860
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Bronze
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566890
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
South Shields
Description
1990 by Robert Olley, foundry was Burleighfield. A bronze statue 2.5m high of a sailor at the wheel on a sloping yellow ashlar pedestal 1.74m high. Inscribed on the pedestal on a plaque are the words: "MERCHANT NAVY MEMORIAL/ THIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED BY/ COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA/ ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 1990/ IN MEMORY OF THE THOUSANDS OF MERCHANT SEAMEN/ WHO SAILED FROM THIS PORT AND LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II/ UNRECOGNIZED YOU PUT US IN YOUR DEPT/ UNTHANKED YOU ENTER OR ESCAPE THE GRAVE/ WHETHER YOUR LAND REMEMBER OR FORGET/ YOU SAVED THE LAND, OR DIED TRYING TO SAVE/ JOHN MASEFIELD POET LAUREATE". The £56,000 needed was raised by public subscription. The plinth was paid for by Tyne and Wear Development Corporation. LOCAL LIST
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
1990 by Robert Olley, foundry was Burleighfield (NEWMP say designer was Graham Ibbetson and it was made by Heritage Products of York). A bronze statue 2.5m high of a sailor at the wheel on a sloping yellow ashlar pedestal 1.74m high. Inscribed on the pedestal on a plaque are the words: "MERCHANT NAVY MEMORIAL/ THIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED BY/ COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA/ ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 1990/ IN MEMORY OF THE THOUSANDS OF MERCHANT SEAMEN/ WHO SAILED FROM THIS PORT AND LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II/ UNRECOGNIZED YOU PUT US IN YOUR DEPT/ UNTHANKED YOU ENTER OR ESCAPE THE GRAVE/ WHETHER YOUR LAND REMEMBER OR FORGET/ YOU SAVED THE LAND, OR DIED TRYING TO SAVE/ JOHN MASEFIELD POET LAUREATE". The £56,000 needed was raised by public subscription. The plinth was paid for by Tyne and Wear Development Corporation. Unveiled 19 September 1990 by Countess Mountbatten.
Site Name
Mill Dam, 'Merchant Navy Memorial'
Site Type: Specific
War Memorial
SITE_STAT
Local List
HER Number
11137
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 173; North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk S86.010; an Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 65; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011:
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/5/SS
YEAR1
2008
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
30
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436400
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Wood
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568100
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Place
South Shields
Description
1998 by David Gross. A large wooden hand stained a dull red, with a propeller in its palm. Sited above the river bank in a privately owned shipyard, but visible from the road outside and from the river bank in North Tyneside. The sculptor collaborated with pupils from SS Peter and Paul's RC Primary School. 'Hand' is meant to be "a symbolic greeting to ships entering the River Tyne". Part of the Art on the Riverside scheme. Commissioned by the Customs House Charitable Trust on behalf of South Tyneside MBC.
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
SITEDESC
1998 by David Gross. A large wooden hand stained a dull red, with a propeller in its palm. Sited above the river bank in a privately owned shipyard, but visible from the road outside and from the river bank in North Tyneside. The sculptor collaborated with pupils from SS Peter and Paul's RC Primary School. 'Hand' is meant to be "a symbolic greeting to ships entering the River Tyne". Part of the Art on the Riverside scheme. Commissioned by the Customs House Charitable Trust on behalf of South Tyneside MBC.
Site Name
Tyne Slipway and Engineering, 'Hand'
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
HER Number
11136
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 175-6