Tyne and Wear HER(9475): Garth Twenty-two, Killingworth Hippos - Details
9475
N Tyneside
Garth Twenty-two, Killingworth Hippos
Killingworth
NZ27SE
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Sculpture
Statue
20TH CENTURY
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Structure
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.
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North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)