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Wandering along Liddell Street you will come face to face with a large buxom female figure loitering outside the Prince of Wales Tavern. Brightly painted in a red dress with a pink face and black hair, this armless 'Wooden Dolly' was carved out of oak by Martyn and Jane Grubb and stands on the spot where a 'Wooden Dolly' has traditionally stood since the early 1800's when a figurehead from the collier brig 'Alexander and Margaret' was placed here. This latest, and fourth, version was installed in 1992 when the public house, which had been closed for 25 years, reopened. This poem was inspired by this fine figure of a woman:

WHY AYE MAN
(WOODEN DOLLY PRINCE OF WALES PUBLIC HOUSE)

Why aye man
you're a bonny lass
as canny as 'Shields
as smart
as a mannequin
dressed up to kill
why aye man
you're a big lass
with long flowing locks
you're as sturdy
as a barrel
finely crafted from oak
why aye man
you're a lucky charm
hugging the Tyne
with a figure
like an hourglass-
a girl of our time

Why aye man-
I wish you were mine

Poem written by Geoff Holland