Statue of the Duke of Northumberland at the Mariners’ Almshouses, North Tyneside
The sculptors were C. Tate and R. G. Davies
The sandstone figure of the robed Duke standing on a tapered square pedestal, the word “Northumberland” inscribed above a secondary plaque commemorating the centenary of the Tyne Mariners’ Benevolent Institution, unveiled on 11 September 1937. The monument was begun by Tate who unfortunately died before its completion and the work was finished by Davies.
Designed by renowned local architects, J and B Green in the early 1800’s, the Master Mariners’ Homes in Tynemouth, North Tyneside is a Grade 2 listed almshouse and currently provides 30 self contained flats for former seafarers and their families.
The building land was donated by the then Duke of Northumberland, whose statue, which is also grade 2 listed, graces the main approach to the homes.
Originally built for the Tyne Mariners’ Benevolent Institution in 1837 in the Jacobean style, the construction is of coursed sandstone walling and welsh slate roofs with notable conjoined octagonal chimneys and a grand central tower.