Art and Hidden Rivers in Newcastle
Tributary – Lort Burn – John Maine RA (2005)
A mixture of reclaimed and new granite paving. Tracing the course of the Lort Burn ‘Tributary’ is a subtle artist led design within a new traffic scheme, forming part of the fabric of the street leading down to the Newcastle Quayside. Tributary’ traces the course of the Lort Burn down from the ‘Side’ to the…
Tyne Line of Txt Flow – Carol Sommer, Sue Downing and William Herbert (2005)
Carol Sommer, Sue Downing and William Herbert On Thornton Street, a 140m long stream of text on stainless steel. The text comes from Roman messages, texts from the time of King Charles I and from text messages collected in 2002 on the day of the Newcastle and Sunderland derby, translated into SMS text form. William…
Swirle Pavillion – Raf Fulcher (1996)
Both a sculpture and a building, the Swirle Pavillion appears to be a folly for the Quayside. It has the names of various towns carved around the inner rim taken by the artist from a faded sign at Plummer Chare and were the destinations for a local shipping company. The pavilion takes its name from…
The Flowering of the Lort Burn – Tom Grimsey
An art work by Tom Grimsey, set into the ground and across the paths, that represents the underground route of the Lort Burn. Its alternative name,’Florid Burn’ here has the now obsolete meaning: ‘abounding in, or covered with flowers’. The line represented here is the burn, flowing to cross Richardson Road on its journey towards…
Pillar Man – Nico Widerberg (2004)
Pillar Man – Nico Widerberg (2004) This 6.5 metre bronze statue stands at the end of a symbolic river of black granite which marks the course of the Pandon Burn 20 metres below. The Pandon Burn was originally as deep and beautiful as Jesmond Dene. More information on the Pandon Burn from CoCurate Tags: hidden…
Ouseburn Monument
Ouseburn Monument Thirty five metres below this Monument, the Ouseburn River flows, in a culvert. Some of the places through which the Ouseburn flows are engraved at the base of the Monument. Woolsington, Callerton, Brunton, Gosforth, Jesmond Dene, Ouseburn Valley. The City Stadium is little more than a pleasant green space, with the remnants of…
Confluence – Sue Woolhouse – Jim Roberts (1999)
Confluence Located close to the mouth of the Ouseburn where it enters the River Tyne. Consisting of two steel panels, interlinked weather forged metal fish, housing coloured glass inserted within the framework, and protected within a double glazed unit and strong mesh. This artwork represents the coming together of two rivers to form a large…
