Grainger Street, 'Longest Sentence'

Grainger Street, 'Longest Sentence'

HER Number
10994
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Grainger Street, 'Longest Sentence'
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Sculpture
Site Type: Specific
Sculpture
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
2002 by Rupert Clamp. These are granite kerb stones, machine carved and hand finished. The work reads "FROM HERE IT IS NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY CENTIMETRES (How are you feeling?) TO HERE", carved into the granite kerb at the corner of Grainger Street and Westgate Road. Commissioned by Grainger Town Partnership.
Easting
424680
Northing
563990
Grid Reference
NZ424680563990
Sources
Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet)