2012

NZ2664 : 'Seats with a View', above the Ouseburn

taken 12 years ago, near to Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

'Seats with a View', above the Ouseburn
'Seats with a View', above the Ouseburn
A circle of seats and stone blocks by Bridget Jones, David Edwick & Tim Kendall (2000) tell story fragments by Chris Bostock and Malcolm Green - storytellers based at the Cumberland Arms, situated close by. The sword dancers and fiddle players, who also meet at the pub, suggested the motifs carved into the stones. Local children have helped to design the flowers carved into the seats and the lettering on the standing stone, which tells us we are on “The Grassy Hill”. The artwork was commissioned by the Ouseburn Art Project.
Ouseburn

The area beside the Ouse Burn north of its junction with the River Tyne was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution in Newcastle and was once home to many thriving (and very dirty) heavy crafts and industries. It fell into disuse and dereliction by the mid-twentieth century. The incarnation of the Valley in 1996 as a cultural regeneration hotspot was initiated by the Ouseburn Trust, in partnership with the local authority. The Trust remains a landlord and developer in the Ouseburn, and seeks to involve people in the heritage and regeneration of the area through its programme of free walks, talks and volunteering activities.

The river was previously tidal from roughly below Byker Bridge, revealing dark mud at low tide. The Ouseburn tidal barrage at the river mouth, which was completed in 2009, now retains high water in the Ouseburn at low tide, with the objective of providing a pleasanter environment alongside its banks at low tide, thus promoting development.

Tyne and Wear HER(11417): Ouseburn, Lower Ouseburn Valley Conservation Area LinkExternal link
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Ouseburn Trust: LinkExternal link
Ouseburn Walk: LinkExternal link
National Trail Lower Ouseburn Walk: LinkExternal link
Old Ouseburn pubs LinkExternal link
Ouseburn's Industrial Past LinkExternal link


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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 19 February, 2012   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 10 June, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2635 6459 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.5138N 1:35.3925W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2636 6459
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