Swalwell, Hexham Road, 'Derwent Walk Express'
Swalwell, Hexham Road, 'Derwent Walk Express'
HER Number
10923
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Swalwell, Hexham Road, 'Derwent Walk Express'
Place
Swalwell
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
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
Easting
419970
Northing
562110
Grid Reference
NZ419970562110
Sources
Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 71; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 217; Historic England, 2016, Advice Report