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This is a list of public art in Newcastle upon Tyne, including statues, busts and other memorials. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and as such does not include, for example, artworks in museums.

City centre

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Grey's Monument Monument Metro Station / Grey Street 1838 Edward Hodges Baily John and Benjamin Green 40m Doric column & Portland stone statute Grade 1 Q5608058 [1][2][3]

More images 		George Stephenson Memorial Junction of Westgate Road and Neville Street 1862 John Graham Lough — Bronze statue of Stephenson on an octagonal pedestal and a base with four seated figures representing aspects of Stephenson's life and work Grade II* Q17552653 [4][2][3]

More images 		Drinking Fountain Bigg Market 1894 Charles Errington — 5m high x 2.5m wide fountain in red sandstone with brass fittings Grade II Q26605963 Erected by the Band of Hope Union in memory of Dr JH Rutherford.[3][5]

More images 		Queen Victoria St Nicholas Square Unveiled 1903 Alfred Gilbert — Seated bronze statue on a granite pedestal Grade II* Q17552291 [6][2]

More images 		Armstrong Memorial Barras Bridge, outside the Great North Museum: Hancock 1905-6 Hamo Thornycroft William Henry Knowles Bronze statue with a sandstone screen wall, steps and relief panels Grade II Q26586754 [7][2][3]

More images 		Queen Victoria Grounds of the Royal Victoria Infirmary 1906 George Frampton — Marble statue and stone pedestal Grade II* Q17552314 [8][9]

More images 		Alderman Sir Charles Frederick Hamond Leazes Park 1908 — Bronze bust on a stone plinth — [10]

More images 		South African War Memorial Haymarket Hub 1908 Thomas Eyre Macklin — Bronze winged victory figure on a hexagonal stone obelisk and square base with a figure representing Northumbria Grade II* Q17552334 [11][2]

More images 		Royal Tank Regiment War Memorial Adjacent to church of St Thomas the Martyr, Haymarket c.1920 J.Reid — Bronze sculpture of St George and the dragon on a Portland stone pedestal with granite steps & stone seating Grade II Q26637887 [12]

More images 		Newcastle & District War memorial Eldon Square 1923 Charles Leonard Hartwell Cackett and Burns Pedestal with bronze sculpture of St George and the dragon Grade II* Q26409308 [13][14]

More images 		Northumberland Fusiliers Memorial (The Response) Barras Bridge, north of Church of St Thomas the Martyr 1923 William Goscombe John — Granite monument with bronze high relief figures and low relief carvings Grade I Q17552582 Parts cast at the A.B. Burton foundry at Thames Ditton; stonemasons, William Kirpatrick Ltd.[15][2][3]
Parsons' Polygon Corner of Blackett St. and West Blackett Place 1985 David Hamilton — Brick & fired tiles on a 3m high x 2.2m wide hexagonal structure with a sloping roof decorated as a tribute to Charles Algernon Parsons — Serves as a ventilation shaft for Monument Metro Station[3]

More images 		Black Rhinoceros Great North Museum: Hancock 1991 Christine Hill — Concrete statue — [16][3]

More images 		Burma War Memorial Churchyard of St Thomas the Martyr, Haymarket 1991 Nick Whitmore — Stone pedestal with bronze bas-relief — Q83187704 [17]

More images 		The DNA Spiral Times Square 2000 Charles Jencks — 4.5m tall galvanised steel sculpture — [18]

More images 		Basil Hume St Mary's Cathedral, Clayton Street 2002 Nigel Boonham — 3m high bronze statue on a sandstone plinth — [19]

More images 		Man with Potential Selves Grainger Street 2003 Sean Henry — Set of three painted statues —

More images 		Ellipsis Eclipses Newgate Street 2005 Danny Lane — 12m tall glass and stainless steel sculpture — [20]

More images 		Ever Changing Junction of Bath Lane and Westgate Road 2005 Eilis O'Connell — 6m high inverted stainless steel cone sculpture — [21]


Civic Centre

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		The River God Tyne Newcastle Civic Centre 1968 David Wynne George Kenyon Wall mounted bronze statue Grade II* [22][2][3]

More images 		Swans in Flight Newcastle Civic Centre 1968 David Wynne George Kenyon Bronze statues Grade II* [22][2][3]
Seahorse Heads Top of Civic Centre tower 1968 JRM McCheyne George Kenyon 12 cast bronze seahorse heads, each 1.4m high x 1.6m wide Grade II* [3]


St James' Park

Main article: St James' Park
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Jackie Milburn South-east corner of St. James' Park 1991 Susanna Robinson — Bronze statue — The statue was located elsewhere prior to 2012.[23]

More images 		Bobby Robson South-west corner of St. James' Park 2012 Tom Maley — Bronze statue — [24]

More images 		Alan Shearer Barrack Road 2016 Tom Maley — Bronze statue — [25]


Quayside

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Wikidata Notes
John Wesley Memorial Fountain Quayside 1891 — — Pink & grey granite obelisk with a grey plinth Grade II [3][26]

More images 		Siren Sandyford Steps, Quayside 1995 André Wallace — Bronze statue of a female torso on a steel column — [22][3]

More images 		River God Sandgate 1996 André Wallace — Bronze statue of a male torso on an 8.7m steel column — Companion piece to Siren by the same artist.[22][3]

More images 		The Blacksmith's Needle St Ann's Wharf, Quayside 1996 Stephen Lunn and members of the British Association of Blacksmith Artists — Forged iron column, 5m high x 1.3m diameter — [27][3]
Rudder Keelman Square 1996 Andrew Burton — 3.8m high x 2.9m wide x 90cm deep, Bronze sculpture — [28][2][3]
Column and Steps Keelman Square 1996 Andrew Burton — 4.5m tall steel column, of 40cm diameter, topped with an abstract motif and with geometrical pieces at its base. — [28][3]

More images 		Swirle Pavillion St Ann's Wharf, Quayside 1996 Raf Fulcher — Stone, metal and concrete 9.5m high folly consisting of a 10m diameter open circular chamber surmounted by a gilded orb. — [2][3]
River Tyne Retaining wall by Wesley Memorial Fountain, Quayside 1996 Neil Talbot — 30m long x 3m high sandstone carving — [3]


References

  1. ^ "Grey's Monument". Public Monuments & Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j A User's Guide to Public Sculpture. English Heritage / PMSA. 2000. ISBN 185074776 8.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach & Catherine Morris (2000). Public Sculpture of Britain: Public Sculpture of North-East England. Liverpool University Press / University of Northumbria at Newcastle. ISBN 0 85323 635 6.
  4. ^ Historic England (20 January 2017). "George Stephenson Memorial (1338572)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Drinking fountain, Bigg Market (1319905)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Queen Victoria (1024771)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Armstrong Memorial (1299341)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Queen Victoria on Front Lawn of Royal Victoria Infirmary (1024801)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Statue of Queen Victoria 1906". Yale Centre for British Art. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Monument to Alderman Hamond". Public Monuments & Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. ^ Historic England (30 March 1987). "South African War Memorial (1024847)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. ^ Historic England (8 February 2017). "Royal Tank Regiment War Memorial (1355210)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Newcastle & District War Memorial (1115605)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  14. ^ "War Memorials Register: Men of Newcastle and District". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  15. ^ Historic England (13 September 2018). "War Memorial (The Response) (1186201)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Black Rhinoceros, Newcastle upon Tyne". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Burma Campagn 1941-45". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  18. ^ "The DNA Spiral, Times Square". geograph. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Basil Hume a son of the North-East". The Journal. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Sculpture is high glass artwork". BBC News. 18 July 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Sculpture lets city reflect on history". Evening Chronicle. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  22. ^ a b c d "Statue of the week". The Journal. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Jackie Milburn statue to stand at St James' Park". Evening Chronicle. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Sir Bobby Robson statue unveiled at Newcastle United's ground". BBC News. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Alan Shearer statue unveiled at St James' Park". BBC News. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  26. ^ Historic England. "Wesley Memorial fountain (1024799)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  27. ^ Helen Saville (5 January 2008). "Forging a career in metal". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  28. ^ a b "Core record: Column and steps". vads.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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