The doll (the fifth in North Shields) takes the form of a fisherwomen carrying a basket, rather than a ship's figurehead, was carved for the Corporation by Robert Thompson Ltd. in 1958. It has two mice carved into it - Thompson's trademark. In 1986 the sculpture was covered in a thick layer of brown paint, which has obscured the detail {1}. The fifth North Shields wooden dolly was a tribute to May Spence (the sculptor of the fourth wooden dolly at Customs House Quay, HER 4494) by the civic authorities, funded by the Mayor of Tynemouth. It was unveiled on 22nd October 1958 May Spence's 100th birthday. The fifth dolly was carved by Robert Thompson Ltd of Kilburn in Yorkshire. The two small mice signify 'industry in quiet places'. A tradition of 144 years was broken when this dolly was placed at Northumberland Square rather than Customs House Quay. This dolly is carved in mahogany. She was restored in 1986 {2}.

This granite fountain of 1915 was origianlly located in Brunswick Terrace. It was moved to its present site in 1986 when the street was demolished to make way for the Interchange Centre. It is a four sided drinking fountain with a bowl on each side, standing on an octagonal plinth with two steps. John Maccoy, later Sir John, was Mayor of Gateshead eight times between 1912 and 1923. He became an Honorary Freeman in 1930 and died in 1935.

A 14ft high sandstone obelisk dating to around 1832. The inscriptions read "Here lie buried two hundred and twenty two persons who died of cholera in Gateshead from Dec. 26 MDCCCXXI [1831] to Nov. 5 MDCCCXXXII [1832]" and "In the midst of life we are in death" and "Watch therefore for ye know not what for your Lord doth come". This was the first outbreak of cholera in Gateshead, and it led to the founding of the Gateshead Dispensary on 2nd November 1832. Manders notes that there were 234 victims of the epidemic. 42 of these lived in Pipewellgate, 22 in Oakwellgate and 29 in Hillgate. The very first victim was a Mary Hymers or Hindmarsh "a rag-gatherer of depraved habits".

1987 by Andy Frost. A large artwork to mark the northern entrance to the Derwent Walk County Park. This is a marine plywood and steel artwork, finished with gloss paints and lacquers, of a steam train. It is mounted on top of the bridge abutment of the redundant railway viaduct which spanned the road. Commissioned by Tyne and Wear County Council and Gateshead MBC. Sponsored by the same, plus the Countryside Commission and Northern Arts. LISTED GRADE II

1991 by Gordon Young. A group of statues in Shap limestone with a polished finish depicting the three ages of man. There are three sets of paired figures representing childhood, maturity and old age. Located outside the Registrar's Office. Commissioned by Gateshead MBC. Sponsored by Gateshead MBC, Northern Arts, Henry Moore Foundation.

1977 by Raf Fulcher. Raf Fulcher was commissioned by Northern Arts and Tyne and Wear County Council to create the first artwork at the new series of Metro stations. This is an abstract stylised sculpture in stone, timber and copper. The Great Metro Guide to Tyne and Wear describes the piece as "reminiscent of those triangular trees which can be found in formal gardens in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries". Fulcher is a teacher of sculpture at Sunderland University.

Glazed screen by S. Richardson, 1993.

Glazed screen and window designed by Cate Wilkinson and Mike Davis, and a large painted mural by Dick Ward, 1988.

1977 by Neil Talbot. A terracotta relief mosaic of a Victorian baker's shop occupying a bricked-up shop window, using 250 carved ceramic blocks. 5m x 2.5m.

1984 by Richard Cole. 5000 tons of stone formed into an architectural feature of interlocking viewing platforms.