The Jetty Project » the Tyne http://jetty-project.info Wed, 07 Oct 2015 12:08:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.35 Cone: “It makes sense now” http://jetty-project.info/837/ http://jetty-project.info/837/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:26:08 +0000 http://jetty-project.info/?p=837 This week’s activities resulted in a number of people accessing Cone. On Tuesday evening, residents of Staiths South Bank self-organised a tour of Cone, kindly supported by TWBPT. Thirteen people were treated to a fabulous sunset over the River Tyne.

The sun setting behind Cone, 9th September 2014.
The sun setting behind Cone, 9th September 2014.

 

Staiths South Bank residents tour
Staiths South Bank residents tour, 9th September 2014

On Wednesday, nine people came to on an artist-led tour to find out more about Cone. For some of the people that attended, visiting Cone and hearing the artist speak about it meant that the art work made much more sense to them.

People asked lots of questions about Cone – how long will it last? Where will it go once it has been dismantled? What is Aquadyne used for? And, of course, there were queries on what the future holds for Dunston Staiths. Luckily we had the Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust activity manager to provide some answers!

The artist talks about Cone, 10th September 2014

The artist talks about Cone, 10th September 2014

We’d post more pictures on this, but it’s better to link you to Ken Fitzpatrick’s Flickr stream, which he took after touring Cone on Wednesday afternoon.

If you missed these events, you can still get a decent view of Cone from the western end of Dunston Staiths this coming weekend.

The Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust are inviting people to come along and see the renovation work as part of Heritage Open Day:

  • Friday 12 September: 1200 -1600
  • Saturday 13 September: 1030-1530
  • Sunday 14 September: 1030-1530

Stout shoes/boots should be worn, as surfaces are uneven. While a loop of the Staiths will be accessible, lower and upper levels are linked via stairs. Access may be restricted due to poor weather and ongoing restoration work.

- See more by clicking here.

]]> http://jetty-project.info/837/feed/ 0 Connecting with ‘Power and the Water’ http://jetty-project.info/connecting-with-power-and-the-water/ http://jetty-project.info/connecting-with-power-and-the-water/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:49:17 +0000 http://jetty-project.info/?p=415 Power and the Water: Connecting Pasts with Futures is an AHRC-funded project involving the Universities of Bristol, East Anglia and Nottingham. The project examines the nature of environmental connectivities since industrialization and how their legacies challenge us in the early 21st century.

Early in April 2014, Angela met up with one of their researchers, Dr Leona Skelton (The University of Bristol) who is researching the degeneration and regeneration of the River Tyne. It turns out that not only is Leona from Gateshead, but that she also visited Dunston Staiths during the Gateshead Garden Festival in 1990.

A redshank in flight over the Tyne. © Jonathan Siberry, Licensed for Reuse Under Creative Commons (CC-BY-2.0 UK) via Flickr

A redshank in flight over the Tyne. © Jonathan Siberry, Licensed for Reuse Under Creative Commons (CC-BY-2.0 UK) via Flickr

Leona has written a wonderful blog about her reflections on how industrial interventions can have a positive affect on urban wildlife, which you can find out more about in the “Environment” section. She raises some interesting questions about the unintended consequences of human influence on nature.

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