'Rise and Fall' Artwork, Pipewellgate, Gateshead
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'Rise and Fall' Artwork, Pipewellgate, Gateshead
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 7 Apr 2026
This landmark sculpture by Lulu Quinn was installed in 2007 to mark the entrance to Gateshead's riverside area on Pipewellgate. The work takes the form of a 6 metre high glass and stainless steel arch designed to create a new focus, meeting point and dynamic viewing platform onto the River Tyne. The artist described the work as, "Standing as a monument to the boom and bust industrial history that defined Gateshead's character with the arch being a reminder of the nearby industrial heritage and the explosion of new engineering and architectural developments along the river."
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Image Location
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54.965944
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-1.607932