University of Northumbria, 'Bookstack'

HER Number

10907

District

Newcastle

Site Name

University of Northumbria, 'Bookstack'

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

Commemorative Monument

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

1992 by Fred Watson. A stone sculpture of 15 stacked books beside the Ellison Building. Commissioned to commemorate Newcastle Polytechnic becoming the University of Northumbria in 1992. Fred Watson taught sculpture at the Polytechnic for many years. 'Inside Outside' by Fred Watson can be seen at the Tranwell unit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead.

Easting

425180

Northing

564800

Grid Reference

NZ425180564800

Sources

Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 76 Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet); Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 145-6