Tag Archives: Streets

Examining Shafts – Gateshead

Posted on March 12, 2015 by karenrann

It was the strangest thing walking the same route through the same backstreets three times in one day, each time with a different group of folk as happy as me to stop and stare at a wall. The brickwork in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Backstreets, Brickwork, Coal Hole, Dry Midden, Gateshead, History, Participation, Railings, Sanitation, Stories, Streets, Talking, Walking, Walls | Leave a comment

Imagining an alternative: Blaydoon

Posted on February 19, 2015 by karenrann

The year is 1828 and Blaydon is on the brink of incredible change… a turnpike is planned but will the railway arrive before it? Starting from this moment – and pooling the collective imaginations of visiting families dropping-in to Blaydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Archaeological, Artwork, Blaydon, Creativity, Drop-in, Families, Gateshead, History, Imagination, Library, Making, Maps, Photos, Place, Railway, Re-imagining, Recycling, Sessions, Streets, Turnpike, Tyne | Leave a comment

Dog Walk – Cowgate

Posted on February 14, 2015 by karenrann

January is a risky month to launch a new outdoor activity. That anyone turned up – with hindsight – is quite astounding. But numbers were low – even with the offer of free soup for afters. My input on Cowgate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cowgate, Dog, Dog Walking, Initiative, Medallion, Newcastle, outdoor activity, Residents, Sessions, Streets, Walking | Leave a comment

Union Workhouse and Honeysuckle Hotel – Gateshead

Posted on February 5, 2015 by karenrann

What a strange and depressing view, waking in the mornings to throw open the curtains of Honeysuckle Hotel and gaze across to the Workhouse. I can’t imagine any but the hard-hearted wishing to stay there. If I’ve read the map … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Gateshead, History, Hotel, Library, Streets, Walking, Workhouse | 1 Comment

Wave-ology – Cowgate

Posted on January 26, 2015 by karenrann

From vigorous side to side from the wrist, through whole arm swing to just a wiggling of the fingers, (depending on what ached most) our ‘wave’ styles evolved over the week. Waving is infectious it seems, as we received a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Artwork, Commuters, Cowgate, Dog Walkers, Housing Estate, Local Folk, Pop-up, Rat-run, Residents, Streets, Talking, Walking, Waving | Leave a comment

Slow Roads – Fast Art on Cowgate Estate

Posted on January 19, 2015 by karenrann

On a cold and snowy Monday morning, we cheered up early commuters with the first outing of our pop-up art installation. Twice a day for the next 5 days, will find us somewhere on Cowgate with life-size road sign including … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Art Intervention, Artwork, Children, Commuters, Cowgate, Dog, Flowers, Housing Estate, Medallion, Pop-up, Streets | 2 Comments

Halloween – Cowgate

Posted on November 3, 2014 by karenrann

Highmoor Court is re-wired and redecorated, but the bat detectors were disengaged last Friday leading to a massive infestation. We had bat masks being created, a ‘wall of bats’ and a ‘pin-the-bat-on-the-road-accident’ map which was strangely popular – though priced … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bats, Community Group, Cowgate, Games, Halloween, Housing Estate, Maps, Residents, Road Accidents, Streets | Leave a comment