Tyne and Wear HER(5180): Newcastle, Westgate Road, Statue of Joseph Cowen

Tyne and Wear HER(5180): Newcastle, Westgate Road, Statue of Joseph Cowen Unknown license check permission to reuse

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"Statue erected in 1906 in ashlar and bronze to commemorate the life of Joseph Cowen (1829-1900), industrialist, proprietor of the Newcastle Chronicle and MP from 1873 to 1886. Sandstone ashlar and bronze. Step with bollards to high curved pedestal. Square in plan, inscribed "JOSEPH COWEN/1829-1900/ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1906". Bronze heroic-size statue. Joseph Cowen, the elder made his money manufacturing bricks and clay products in Blaydon Burn, Gateshead....."
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Link: http://twsitelines.info/SMR/5180
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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