Regent Street, Gateshead Civic Centre, 'The Family

Regent Street, Gateshead Civic Centre, 'The Family

HER Number
10922
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Regent Street, Gateshead Civic Centre, 'The Family
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
Site Type: Specific
Statue
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
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.
Easting
425530
Northing
562860
Grid Reference
NZ425530562860
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 65-66