Ouseburn Art

In 2017 Northumbria Architecture Society ran a competition, led by student Polly Amery, across the Newcastle and Northumbria architecture schools. The brief was to design a bandstand for a disused site under a railway arch, on the fringe of the central Ouseburn valley. Final development and construction of the bandstand was by the art and…

Made from galvanised steel and commissioned by the Ouseburn Trust. Apparently emerging from the wall, the horses are depicted using a wire frame. The relevance of the horses is that the building houses a riding arena for the Stepney Bank Stables. This is on the first storey of 51 Lime Street. It is perhaps surprising…

Made from etched glass and commissioned by the Art on the Riverside Weather Vanes Project, this work is an etched glass canopy located over the entrance to the Sailors Bethel. The artist developed the ideas included in the work with the children of Byker Primary School. L. S. Lowry painted the Sailors Bethel in a…

Lead Cups These Lead cups serve to remind people of Ouseburn’s once thriving Lead industry.. Employing many young women, the majority of whom would be lucky to survive into old age. A stark reminder of a time when ‘Health and Safety’ was not a priority. No tags for this post.

Ouseburn Waymarkers Made from Steel and Glass, commissioned by – The Ouseburn Partnership, made by Lewis Robinson 2002. The project comprises a series of Way Markers designed to highlight the main routes through the valley, to encourage more walkers and cyclists to use the area. The Way Markers draw on local history and culture for…