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Ellison Street, JARROW, NE32 3JX

Sculpture by Colin Davidson Image, unveiled on 17th February 1962 outside the Jarrow Shopping Centre (later renamed the Viking Centre) to a storm of local protest. 40 years later, in 2000, the Vikings had become a Jarrow landmark and people have called for it to be repaired and preserved http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/REPAIR-VIKING-STATUE.626175.jp Jarrow was invaded by the Vikings in 794AD although they were beaten back at first before the area was eventually colonised. South Shields locals call the two Viking figures Plum and Duff http://southshieldsdailyphoto.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/the-viking-shopping-centre-jarrow/ Behind, repairs are being made to the spire of Christ Church Image

Unveiled on the 17th February 1962, the sculpture was presented to the borough of Jarrow by the Arndale Property Trust. Christ Church, a Grade II listed building, is in the background.

These Vikings were erected in 1961 by the Arndale Property Trust, on the opening of Britain's first Arndale Centre on the site now occupied by the Viking Shopping Centre. Arndale Centres derive their name from the Trust's founders, Arnold Hagenbach and Sam Chippendale. Their first centre was intended to be in Bradford but delays in lease matters meant a delay there, and thus Jarrow's was the first.

The inscription appears on the pediment of the large statue of Charles Mark Palmer, the first mayor of Jarrow and the town's founding father. It was erected in 1903 to commemorate his contribution to the town. Image shows the statue in the context of the street.

A wide street in the centre of Jarrow. The Viking Centre stands on the opposite side of the street and forms the core of the towns retail offer.

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The back of Christ Church in Jarrow on the corner of Ellison Street and Grange Road West. On the picture to the left is the Church Hall

The statue on Grange Road honours the founding father of the town, Charles Mark Palmer, who opened a large works nearby and became the town's first mayor in 1875. The statue was erected in 1903 to commemorate his life. Image shows the inscription on the front of the monument.

Grange Road at the junction of Ellison Street in Jarrow looking East To the left on the picture, Barclays Bank Next the Masonic Hall (what a beautiful building for its society of members who live together for their mutual benefit. Something to be proud of. May I be so bold as to ask, where are our other societies such as the Co-operative Society, The Union Society, The Labour Society etc...) Then the Town Hall Wilkinson Court (Highrise flats) behind that To the right of the picture the Viking Statues And the far left the Viking Centre