Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: the council chamber
Architect/Designer | Kenyon, George (1908-1976) |
| Wynne, David (1926-) |
Artist/Photographer | Baistow, Peter (1941-2013) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Subject Date | 1969 |
Image Date | 1970 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP/MP7/66 (Baistow LA35/24) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Round buildings ; Town halls ; Fountains ; Civic centres ; Sculpture |
NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 7: Local Government' in Architectural Review, vol. 148, 1970 July. The large-scale bronze by David Wynne, seen at the north end of the Ceremonial Way, releases water from the elevated hand, drenching the figure and symbolising the River Tyne.
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