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Description: | A low relief directly carved into the sandstone retaining wall beneath André Wallace's Siren. Ainsworth's lettering sets the scene for Talbot's depiction of three maritime locations: a wooden staith with docks; coal barges; and a coastal coal barge (keel). Carved ropework braiding completes the reliefs. Around the wall, and leading off below it, Sandgate Steps consists of a series of undulating heavy iron balustrades designed by Alan Dawson. The flights of steps are broken so that there is no direct line down from the upper road to the quayside. Additional Information: The folk song 'Weel may the keel row!' has been called the 'Tyneside National Anthem' and dates from before 1760. There are several dialect versions, of which the best known goes as follows: 'As I went up Sandgate, up Sandgate, up Sandgate, / As I went up Sandgate I heard a lassie sing - / Weel may the keel row, the keel row, the keel row, / Weel may the keel row that my laddie's in! // He wears a blue bonnet, blue bonnet, blue bonnet, / He wears a blue bonnet, a dimple in his chin: / And weel may the keel row, the keel row, the keel row, / And weel may the keel row that my laddie's in!' (1) | Subjects: | Sculpture | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Talbot, Neil Letter Carver: Ainsworth, Graciela | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7531... | Go to resource |
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