This is based on the cast concrete relief sculpture created by Henry and Joyce Collins and installed on the side of the BHS (now Primark) building in 1974.
This work focuses on the facets that are associated with the river Tyne.
The main features are
In the top right are the bridges on the river in central Newcastle. The sculpture features the Tyne , the Highlevel and the Swing bridges. I’ve added the Millenniums foot bridge, and the Queen Elizabeth metro bridge.
The top left features the God of the Tyne. The image in the sculpture did not translate well into quilting so the ‘original’ was used instead. This became popular when used as the frontis piece of a book, The History of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1790. This image was derived from one of the sculpted heads on Somerset House in London, depicting the seven river of England
Bottom right — Seahorses features as the supporter on the City of newcastle-upon-Tyne cost of arms.
Bottom left is Shipbuilding. The original image has been amended by mirroring the layout and adding a second crane.
