Garth Twenty-two, Killingworth Hippos

HER Number:
9475

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Garth Twenty-two, Killingworth Hippos

Place:
Killingworth

Map Sheet:
NZ27SE

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:
LOCAL LIST The sculptures have been a feature of Killingworth's Garths estate since the mid- 1970s. It is understood that the hippos were installed as part of a local authority housing scheme, however, the designer is, as yet, unknown. It is assumed that they came from the same moulds used by Stan Bonnar for similar hippos in Glenrothes New Town, Fife.

Easting:
428230

Northing:
571370

Grid Reference:
NZ428230571370

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)