Tyne and Wear HER(10922): Gateshead, Regent Street, Gateshead Civic Centre, 'The Family - Details
10922
Gateshead
Gateshead, Regent Street, Gateshead Civic Centre, 'The Family
Gateshead
NZ26SE
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Sculpture
Statue
Modern
C20
Structure
1991 by Gordon Young. A group of statues in Shap limestone with a polished finish depicting the three ages of man. There are three sets of paired figures representing childhood, maturity and old age. Located outside the Registrar's Office. Commissioned by Gateshead MBC. Sponsored by Gateshead MBC, Northern Arts, Henry Moore Foundation.
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6286
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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 65-66