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Modern Sculptures and Carvings
A searchable list of some of the modern and contemporary sculptures and wood carvings in the North East and Cumbria. This page was compiled by Rory Harvey and Simon Cotterill. Use the Search box (below) to find/filter e.g. type "Kielder". Sort by clicking on the column headings. Clink on the title or image for more details of each sculpture.
| Sculpture | Artist | Year | Location | County/Met |
River God Tyne |
David Wynne | 1968 | Newcastle Civic Centre | Newcastle |
Advocate |
Bruce Beaslet | 2014 | Forth Street | Newcastle |
Family |
Gordon Young | 1991 | Gateshead Civic Centre | Gateshead |
Swans in Flight |
David Wynne | 1968 | Newcastle Civic Centre | Newcastle |
Angel of the North |
Antony Gormley | 1998 | Low Fell | Gateshead |
Northumberlandia: Lady of the North |
Charles Jencks | 2012 | Blagdon | Northumberland |
Parsons' Polygon |
David Hamilton | 1985 | Blackett Street | Newcastle |
Spiral Nebula |
Geoffrey Clarke | 1962 | Newcastle University | Newcastle |
Market Woman |
Hans Schwarz | 1966 | Wallsend | North Tyneside |
Derwent Walk Express |
Andy Frost | 1987 | Swalwell | Gateshead |
Couple Sculpture |
Sean Henry | 2007 | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | Northumberland |
Once Upon a Time |
Richard Deacon | 1990 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Seedling |
Danny Clahane | Saltwell Park | Gateshead | |
Foliate Forms |
Gilbert Ward | 2010 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Foliate Carving |
Gilbert Ward | 2006 | Saltwell Park | Gateshead |
James Hill Memorial |
Peter Coates | 2006 | Bottle Bank | Gateshead |
Cone |
Andy Goldsworthy | 1992 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Entrance Feature |
Keith Barrett | 2010 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Goats |
Sally Matthews | 1992 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Riverside Rivets |
Andrew McKeown | 2010 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Rolling Moon |
Colin Rose | 1990 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Rose Street Features |
Graeme Hopper | 2006 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
1101 ('Tommy') |
Ray Lonsdale | 2014 | Seaham | County Durham |
The Brothers (Mining Memorial) |
Brian Brown | 2011 | Seaham | County Durham |
Sculpture of Lord Byron and his wife |
David Gross | 2016 | Seaham | County Durham |
Sir Bobby Robson Memorial Garden |
Graeme Mitcheson | 2011 | Gallowgate | Newcastle |
Sand Castles |
Richard Broderick | 1999 | Whitley Bay, Promenade | North Tyneside |
Swarm and Beehive Sculptures |
Monkton | South Tyneside | ||
Ever Changing |
Eilis O'Connell | Bath Lane | Newcastle | |
DNA Spiral |
Charles Jencks | 2000 | Centre for Life | Newcastle |
Pathways of Knowledge |
Colin Wilbourn | Sunderland University | Sunderland | |
Generation |
Joseph Hillier | 2012 | Newcastle University | Newcastle |
Stockton Flyer |
Stockton-on-Tees | Tees Valley | ||
The Way |
Wharton Park, Durham | County Durham | ||
Spirit of the Staithes |
Simon Packard | 2003 | Blyth Harbour | Northumberland |
Clasp |
Antony Gormley | 2018 | Newcastle University | Newcastle |
Chrysalis |
Sam Brewster | Saltwell Park | Gateshead | |
Juxtaposition |
Hideo Furuta | Saltwell Park | Gareshead | |
Origin |
Joseph Hillier | 2005 | Saltwell Park | Gateshead |
The Language Stone |
Gordon Young | Saltwell Park | Gateshead | |
Wriggle |
Colin Rose | Saltwell Park | Gateshead | |
Rise |
Stephen Newby | Saltwell Park | Gateshead | |
This way up |
Saltwell Park | Gateshead | ||
Ruskin Memorial |
W. G. Collingwood | 1901 | Coniston | Cumbria |
Escape to Light |
Josefina de-Vasconcellos | 1994 | Haverigg | Cumbria |
Stell |
Colin Wilbourn | 2006 | Falstone | Northumberland |
Blacksmith's Needle |
British Artist Blacksmiths Association | 1997 | Newcastle Quayside | Newcastle |
Vane Tempest Colliery sculpture |
Seaham | CountyDurham | ||
Victorian Baker's Shop |
Neil Talbot | 1986 | Felling | Gateshead |
Rise and Fall |
Lulu Quinn | 2007 | Gateshead Riverside Park | Gateshead |
Temenos |
Anish Kapoor | 2010 | Middlehaven, Middlesbrough | Tees Valley |
Articulated Opposites |
Raymond Arnott | 1969 | Pilgrim Street | Newcastle |
Blue Carpet |
Thomas Heatherwick | 2001 | John Dobson Street | Newcastle |
Blue Carpet Staircase |
Thomas Heatherwick | 2001 | John Dobson Street | Newcastle |
Newcastle Through The Ages  |
Henry & Joyce Collins | 1974 | Northumberland Road | Newcastle |
Pillar Man |
Nicolaus Widerberg | Northumbria University | Newcastle | |
Terris Novalis |
Tony Cragg | Consett, C2C Cycle Route | County Durham | |
55/02 |
Sixteen | 2009 | Kielder | Northumberland |
A Proposal To Ask Where Does A Threshold Begin & End |
Joanne Tatham & Tom O’Sullivan | 2018 | Middlesbrough | Tees Valley |
Apollo Pavilion |
Victor Pasmore | 1969 | Peterlee | County Durham |
Baltic Car Park |
Chris Knight | 2003 | Gateshead Quays | Gateshead |
Beacons |
David Pearl | 2004 | Gateshead Quays | Gateshead |
Blake in Gateshead |
Jaume Plensa | 1996 | Gateshead | |
Bog House Swamp |
Nicki Ackhurst & David Dodds | Plessey Woods | Northumberland | |
Bookstack |
Fred Watson | Northumbria University | Newcastle | |
Bottle of Notes |
Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen | 1993 | Middlesbrough | Tees Valley |
Broken Bottle Column |
Lewis Robinson | 2002 | Ouseburn | Newcastle |
Confluence |
Sue Woolhouse & Jim Roberts | 1999 | Riverside | Newcastle |
Conversation Piece |
Juan Muñoz | South Shields | South Tyneside | |
Cruck Frame |
Malcolm Lemmon | Chopwell Wood | Gateshead | |
Disc (Ship) |
Colin Rose | 2001 | Jarrow | South Tyneside |
Douglas |
Tommy Craggs | 2010 | Cragside | Northumberland |
Fern Crozier |
David Gross | 2003 | Chopwell Wood | Gateshead |
Figure |
Nicolaus Widerberg | Northumbria University | Newcastle | |
Five Figures |
Nicolaus Widerberg | Northumbria University | Newcastle | |
Freya's Cabin |
Studio Weave | 2009 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Gallery North Wall |
Austin Wright | 1981 | Northumbria University | Newcastle |
Garden Front |
Raf Fulcher | 1978 | Jesmond | Newcastle |
Glo-Bed-Rail |
Tom Maley | Bedlington | Northumberland | |
Heaven and Earth |
Eric Bainbridge | 2001 | Hartlepool | Tees Calley |
Heralds |
Ray Smith | 1997 | Northumberland Street | Newcastle |
Janus Chairs |
Ryder Architecture | 2009 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Janus |
Peter Burke | 2005 | Bedlington | Northumberland |
Jewels of the Sea |
Andrew McKeown | 2006 | Seaham | County Durham |
Kielder Column |
John Maine |
1990 /1999 |
Kielder | Northumberland |
Lambton Worm |
Andy Goldsworthy | Consett to Sunderland C2C | ||
LOTR Throne |
Tommy Craggs | Cragside | Northumberland | |
Mechanical Arch |
Roy Kitchin | 1983 | Middlesbrough | Tees Valley |
Minotaur |
Nick Coombe & Shona Kitchen | 2003 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Mystical Avenue |
Jim Shaw | Plessey Woods | Northumberland | |
Orchid |
David Gross | 2001 | Chopwell Wood | Gateshead |
Owl |
Tommy Craggs | 2010 | Cragside | Northumberland |
Pavilion for Cultural Exchange |
William Pym | Saltwell Park | Gateshead | |
Pentad |
Bill Herbert & Colin Hagan | Newcastle University | Newcastle | |
Pine Cone |
David Gross | Stanley, View Lane Park | County Durham | |
Pitman's Seat |
Richard Caink | Chopwell Wood | Gateshead | |
Play Garden |
Zone Architects | 2006 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Quarry Henge |
Nicki Ackhurst | Plessey Woods | Northumberland | |
Ridley Scott Boy and Bicycle |
Bob Hollywood | 2018 | Hartlepool | Tees Valley |
Salmon Cubes |
Xsite Architecture | 2009 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Sculptural Map |
Tod Hanson & Simon Watkinson | 2003 | Newcastle | Newcastle |
Seven Red Plaice |
David Kemp | 2002 | Redcar | Tees Valley |
Shadow |
Julia Barton | 1995 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Silvas Capitalis |
SIMPARCH | 2009 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Sinterlation |
Ian Randall | 2013 | Redcar | Tees Valey |
Sleepy Owl, Chopwell Wood |
Steve Iredale | Chopwell Wood | Gateshead | |
Source of the North Tyne |
Gilbert Ward | 2013 | Northumberland | |
Starhead |
Paul Neagu | Teesside University | Tees Valley | |
Swirl |
Colin Rose | 2009 | Gateshead | |
The Gateway |
Jim Shaw | Plessey Woods | Northumberland | |
The Watcher |
John Atkin | 1987 | Hartlepool | Tees Valley |
The Wise One |
Jim Shaw | Plessey Woods | Northumberland | |
Three Figures |
Nicolaus Widerberg | Northumbria University | Newcastle | |
Train |
David Mach | 1997 | Darlington | Tees Valley |
Tree Seat |
David Gross | Stanley, View Lane Park | County Durham | |
Tyne Anew |
Mark di Suvero | 1999 | North Shields, Royal Quays | North Tyneside |
Unity |
Dr Lilian Nabulime | Newcastle University | Newcastle | |
Ventifact |
Cate Watkinson | 2006 | Saltwell Park | Gateshead |
Viewpoints |
Tania Kovats | 1998 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Waterstones |
1982 | Kielder | Northumberland | |
Wave Chamber |
Chris Drury | 1996 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Wildlife Bench |
Tommy Craggs | 2018 | Kielder | Northumberland |
Wind and Fire |
Craig Knowles | Seaham | County Durham | |
Woodland Spirit |
Richard Caink | Chopwell Wood | Gateshead | |
| Andrew Burton | Cheeseburn Sculpture Gardens | Northumberland | ||
| Robert Bryce Muir | 1997 | Grizedale Forest | Cumbria | |
| Peter Randall-Page | 1995 | Derwent Water, Lake District | Cumbria | |
| Peter Randall-Page | 2003 | Trinity Gardens, Pandon | Newcastle | |
| Sean Henry | 2003 | Grainger Street | Newcastle | |
| Gilbert Ward | 2003 | Near Garrigill | Cumbria | |
| Freeform Artists | 1993 | Union Road, North Shields | North Tyneside | |
| Ray Lonsdale | 2017 | Fish Quay, North Shields | North Tyneside | |
| Ray Lonsdale | 2016 | Seaham Harbour Marina | County Durham | |
| Josefina de Vasconcellos | 1955 | St Bees | Cumbria | |
| Gibert Ward | 2004 | Longhoughton | Northumberland | |
| Andrew Small | 2010 | Roker, C2C | Sunderland | |
| Andy Plant | 2000 | Royal Quays, North Shields | North Tyneside | |
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Karl Fisher | 2001 | Sunderland |
from Geograph (geograph)
'Reaching for the Stars' by Kenneth Armitage, Stephenson's Lane [SCULPTURE MOVED TO EDINBURGH PARK, MAY 2021]
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
'Reaching for the Stars' by Kenneth Armitage, Stephenson's Lane [SCULPTURE MOVED TO EDINBURGH PARK, MAY 2021]
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
