'Hand' by David Gross (1998) off River Drive
Introduction
The photograph on this page of 'Hand' by David Gross (1998) off River Drive by Andrew Curtis as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 10 Dec 2010
The wood and steel sculpture was designed in collaboration with pupils from St Peter and St Paul’s Roman Catholic Primary School with wood reclaimed from demolition of a shipyard. Within the wooden hand is a steel propeller. The sculpture stands in the grounds of an engineering works. View is from Green's Place on the heights of The Lawe looking across the Tyne Narrows towards North Shields Fish Quay and Low Light.