Show on map A Panama Fairlead is normally found on the deck of a ship for securing ropes and cables.
The names found on this artwork are all ships from the fleet of Robert Ropner who donated the land to the people of Stockton.
Most of them are local placenames such as Ormesby, Crathorne, Danby and Swainby.
Show on map I have been unable to track down any information on the name or sculptor of this piece.
The only clues are Atlas on the book and JCUH (James Cook University Hospital)
Its outside the Endeavour Unit which was opened by Princess Alexandra in May 2012
Show on map These knitted books appeared by the library way back in October 2011, long before the bigger Olympic or Diamond Jubilee pieces. They are still there as of 2013.
At the time no-one really knew what to make of it and the term ‘yarnbombing’ was never mentioned in the press report.
Show on map This new mosaic depicting Saltburns smuggling heritage was created by Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey (who created the five mosaics at the station) with help from Huntcliff School students, Turning the Corner (TTC), Saltburn Foreshore Committee and UK Steel Enterprise.
Show on map The Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture was unveiled on 11th February 2013 outside SSI UK Steel House as a tribute to the union official who headed the “Save Our Steel” campaign to bring iron and steel making back to Teesside. Geoff having died suddenly before the plant restarted.
The sculptor Lewis Robinson used the last slab to be manufactured by Tata Steel in 2010 and the first to be manufactured by SSI UK in 2012.
A temporary exhibition in Steel House showed the manufacture of the sculpture.
Also a list of those who contributed.
Show on map This piece of ‘graffiti’ appeared near the location of the Olympic Yarnbombing on the pier, although it later had a protective plastic cover installed to protect it (a touch ironic don’t you think)
It is the work of Karl Striker although as of early 2013 the protective plastic has gone and it looked like the wall may be about to be repainted, as the Iron Ammonites were also down.
Show on map When this post was first created back in 2012 it contains many inaccuracies gathered from a diverse range of sources. So i have now replaced it with the words of Peter Sotheran MBE JP, Chairman of Trustees of Sir Wm Turner’s Almshouses 1996 – 2014
The statue of Justicia (Justice) is NOT by James Gibb. My own researches of catalogues and sales/purchase invoices suggest that it may have been created by Henry Scheere of London.
It is believed to have come from Canons in Edgware (London) but there is no documentary evidence to support that. I have studied the architects drawings for Canons but Justicia is not shown amongst the many statutes that once lined the roof-top parapet of the building. I have examined the auction sale catalogues for the dispersal of Canons artefacts in 1745 and this statue is not listed.
There is no documentary evidence in the almshouses’ archives (at NRYCC Record Office in Northallerton) of its acquisition or installation. So it remains something of a mystery although the smart money backs the chance that it did come from Canons.
Over the centuries the statue had had 14 different coats of paint. Paint analysis made it possible to determine the original finish and the present stone colour is how it originally appeared.
She leans forward because this statue originally stood on a roof parapet, high above the ground. Tilting her torso forward corrects the effect of perspective which, otherwise, would make her head and shoulders appear to be too small when viewed from ground level.
The restoration of the statue involved removing almost quarter of a ton of cement, plaster and rubble that had been poured inside to stiffen the statue (no wonder the plinth tilted over!). The original wrought iron armature (internal frame) that supported the shell was replaced with a new stainless steel armature. The internal void was filled with a plastic resin to give solidity; should ever it need to be removed, it can be dissolved with a specific chemical solution and removed without harming the shell.
The repairs were funded by the Paul Getty and the Wolfson Foundations, Tees Valley Community Foundation and the Pizza Express Foundation.
Heres a ‘Before’ shot from the photostream of Bolckow for comparison.
Show on map This new artwork was unveiled on 29th November 2012.
It was commissioned by Gentoo the developers of the ‘Eco Village’
It was already sporting the remains of a kebab when I visited a few days later, although being made from cor-ten steel its unlikely to damage it.
Show on map The Welder and Puddler by Steve Tomlinson are the final installment of this short journey along the A66.
The figures were installed in February 2008 and cast by Robinson Engineering of Liverton Mines, the cost of this gateway was £182,000, i’ve never actually noticed but the wall is supposed to form the outline of Eston Hills.
An iron puddler converted pig iron into wrought iron with a reverberating furnace.
Show on map The Ladle of Steel is by far the most appropriate of the A66 gateway artworks in my opinion, especially when illuminated at night. 
The five tonne ladle was installed on 22nd May 2005, like the others is was designed by Steve Tomlinson.