38-637: Gallowgate can refer to: Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne , England Gallowgate, Glasgow , Scotland, a thoroughfare running east–west from Glasgow Cross to Parkhead Cross, part of the A89 road Gallowgate, Glasgow , a neighbourhood of the city adjacent to the aforesaid main road Gallowgate, Aberdeen , an old street in Aberdeen See also [ edit ] Gallowgate Barracks , built 1795 and now demolished, Glasgow Gallowgate Central railway station ,
76-812: A Monument that shall commemorate to future Ages our Gratitude to the Friend of the People! the Prince of Patriots! and the Honour of Northumberland, EARL GREY!!! The proposal was initially met with enthusiasm, although some Reformers were hesitant to commemorate an individual, instead preferring to erect a monument to the cause of the Reform movement itself. Alternative sites for the monument were proposed, including Rimside Moor in Northumberland . The eventual site of
114-540: A former railway station in Glasgow Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gallowgate . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gallowgate&oldid=934966548 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
152-555: A great nuisance" and, in the 1920s, there were calls to move the column to improve traffic flow. In 1981, the nearby station on the Tyne and Wear Metro was named after the monument. The pedestrianised area around the base is a popular meeting place and is used as a speakers' corner . Grey's Monument was erected in recognition of the tenure of Charles Grey as Prime Minister. Earl Grey represented Northumberland in Parliament from
190-521: A list of the monument's subscribers Following the completion of the column on 11 August 1838, the Earl and Countess Grey visited Newcastle and were reported to have shown "evident signs of pleasure" when viewing the structure. On 24 August 1838, the statue of Earl Grey was placed on top of the column. It was transported from London by Halcyon, a trader based in Newcastle, and moved to its base from
228-474: A subscription, for erecting in a public situation in his native county, a statue, or other memorial, to the memory of the Noble Earl". There was unanimous support for the monument and £500 was raised on the day. One of the subscribers to the final monument was Whig politician and Irish political leader Daniel O'Connell . The final location of the monument was slow to be approved, due to indecision from
266-547: Is a Grade I-listed monument in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne , England . It was built in 1838 in recognition of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834. In particular, it celebrates the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832 , one of Grey's most important legislative achievements. The act reorganised the system of parliamentary constituencies and increased
304-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Newcastle City Centre#Gallowgate Newcastle City Centre is the city centre district of Newcastle upon Tyne , England . It is the historical heart of the city and serves as the main cultural and commercial centre of the North East England region. The city centre forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation. The city centre district
342-717: Is mainly a business area. The Church of St Thomas the Martyr is a prominent landmark in the area opposite the Metro station at the northern end of Northumberland Street , the city's main shopping street. The Quayside is a more modern part of Newcastle city centre known for its bars and restaurants. Four bridges cross the River Tyne at the Quayside: The High Level Bridge , the Swing Bridge ,
380-505: Is on the western edge of the city centre centred on Stowell Street with a number of Chinese restaurants and the rear entrance to The Gate . The Tyne and Wear Metro has four stations in Newcastle city centre which are all underground. Running north to south, Haymarket , Monument and Central Station are on both the Green and Yellow lines which run northbound to the Airport or towards
418-470: Is sometimes subdivided into the areas of Haymarket , Quayside , Grainger Town , Monument , Gallowgate, and Chinatown . Haymarket is the northern edge of the city centre bordered by Spital Tongues and Jesmond to the north west and north east respectively. It is the location of Newcastle Civic Centre , Newcastle University , Northumbria University , Haymarket bus station and the City Pool, and
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#1732790394620456-547: The Order of the Garter . It is made out of Portland stone and was originally coated in wax to protect it against the weather. In Public Sculpture of North-East England , the expression of Earl Grey is described as "pensive". Baily also made 30 miniatures of the statue out of plaster , possibly intended as souvenirs. During a thunderstorm on 25 July 1941, the head of the statue, which weighed around 102 kg (225 lb),
494-500: The Ouseburn Viaduct and Bellingham Bridge , was in charge of building the monument. The foundation stone was laid on 6 September 1837 by both John and Benjamin Green. A time capsule was buried at the time of the monument's construction. It contained a hermetically sealed glass bottle which contained a drawing of the structure, a collection of coins, local medals and tradesmen's tokens donated by John Ralph Fenwick , and
532-586: The Tyne Bridge and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge . The QuayLink bus route links the area with Monument and Haymarket and Central station , Gateshead metro stations . The path along the river forms part of the cycle network eastwards towards North Shields and Tynemouth and westwards to Hexham . Newcastle railway station , or locally known as Central station , is surrounded by an assortment of bars and clubs. Towards
570-452: The quay of the River Tyne by two wagons. Church bells rang throughout the day to commemorate the occasion, although Earl Grey did not attend. In November 1838, the scaffolding encasing the monument was removed. Measured from the bottom of the column to the top of the statue, Grey's Monument is 133 ft (41 m) tall. The fluted column is Roman Doric in style and is 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) in diameter. The column
608-481: The Committee have come to a proper determination". Benjamin Green , John Green's son, designed the monument's column, which was to cost £1,600. The architects initially intended for the monument to be taller, but the height was limited by the amount of money raised via subscriptions. Edward Hodges Baily was commissioned to design the statue of the Earl which cost £700. Joseph Welch, who had previously built
646-640: The Durham Branch of the Surveyors' Institution to remove and relocate the monument, due to its growing obstruction of the traffic. Grey's Monument became a Grade I listed building on 14 June 1954. In the second half of the 20th century there were multiple calls (in 1982, 1994 and 1998) for the monument to be renovated, but these were dismissed due to the estimated cost and recognition that previous repairs had led to long-term damage by pollution. The monument lends its name to Monument Metro station , on
684-566: The age of 22. He was made First Lord of the Admiralty in 1806, and later Leader of the House of Commons . In 1830 he was invited to form a government and became Prime Minister . It was during his time as Prime Minister that he passed the Great Reform Act , which brought about constituency reform and extended the right to vote. Grey's Monument was constructed when Grey was still alive and had retired from politics. A monument to Earl Grey
722-566: The city centre are for buses only or have bus lanes . Stagecoach is the predominant operator for bus services within the city, which tend to call at several stops in the city centre rather than at a bus station. The QuayLink service, with its bright yellow electric buses, has two routes – Q1 from Haymarket to Quayside and Q2 from Central Station to Gateshead. For long-distance coach services, National Express uses Newcastle Coach Station on St James Boulevard, and Megabus used to stop outside Central Station. Now they stop on John Dobson Street outside
760-546: The coast via Whitley Bay and southbound to South Hylton or South Shields . St James is the western terminus of the Yellow Line and precedes Monument. Trains run towards the coast via North Shields . Newcastle has two bus stations for local and regional terminating bus services. Services heading north and east generally use Haymarket bus station , whilst those to the south and west use Eldon Square bus station . Both bus stations are operated by Nexus. Many roads in
798-473: The council. There was also some lack of approval of Earl Grey himself; he was not as popular as he had been around the time of the Great Reform Bill's passing, and after leaving politics in 1834 Grey had focussed on a quiet life outside of the public sphere. Plans for Grey's Monument were approved by Newcastle Town Council on 14 September 1836. In the same meeting, it was agreed that the location of
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#1732790394620836-533: The library. Newcastle , known locally as Central, is the city's mainline railway station and a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line From there, local, regional and national destinations are served directly. Manors is the only other station in the city, but it has a very limited service. 54°58′33″N 1°36′37″W / 54.9757°N 1.6103°W / 54.9757; -1.6103 Grey%27s Monument Grey's Monument
874-702: The main road running through the area. There are a small number of pubs in the area but it is not a major area of residence, except for some student accommodation. Businesses include and various law firms in Citygate and the recently built Time Central, a Tesco Express store, fish and sandwich shops. Behind it is Leazes Park that leads to Spital Tongues . The area is also to host a 400 square metre memorial garden to Sir Bobby Robson . Work began on it in November 2010, with it due to be opened in Spring 2011. Chinatown
912-401: The monument in central Newcastle was chosen as part of a local improvement plan proposed by Richard Grainger . In his plan, Grainger proposed to erect a statue not of Grey, but of an idealised figure. However, in 1834, Earl Grey was proposed as the subject of the statue. A public meeting took place on 6 October, chaired by William Ord , "to take into consideration the propriety of entering into
950-413: The monument was built on shallow foundations. It also found that the column can sway up to 30 cm (12 in) in the wind . At the top of the column there is a pedestal surrounded by railings which enclose the viewing platform. The statue of Earl Grey by E. H. Baily sits on top of the pedestal. The statue depicts a 13 ft (4.0 m) twice-life-size figure standing upright, clothed in robes of
988-484: The monument would be at the top of Upper Dean Street, which would be renamed "Grey Street". Councillor Charnley spoke about the location of the monument, saying: "It must be well known to most of us that great anxiety has been felt to fix upon a proper situation for the monument; and after long deliberation, the Committee have come to the resolution that the place proposed is the fittest and most appropriate in Newcastle. It will be for you to decide whether, in your judgement,
1026-399: The number of those eligible to vote. The monument is located at the junction of Grey , Grainger and Blackett Streets and has a total height of 133 ft (41 m). It was funded via public subscription and consists of a statue of Earl Grey on a pedestal standing on top of a Roman Doric column. The column was designed by local architect, Benjamin Green , and the statue was created by
1064-647: The opposite face is a later inscription from 1932, installed at the request of Sir Charles Trevelyan , 100 years after the passing of the Great Reform Act. The words of the inscription were written by Edward Grey . AFTER A CENTURY OF CIVIL PEACE, THE PEOPLE RENEW THEIR GRATITUDE TO THE AUTHOR OF THE GREAT REFORM BILL. 1932. After the monument was completed it received praise from contemporary artists and writers. A column in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction in 1838 wrote that
1102-915: The original. The main inscription on the south side of the pedestal was added in 1854 and was most likely written by Sydney Smith . It was installed by the Red Barns Marble Works of Gibson Street, Newcastle. THIS COLUMN WAS ERECTED IN 1838 TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES RENDERED TO HIS COUNTRY BY CHARLES, EARL GREY, K.G. WHO, DURING AN ACTIVE POLITICAL CAREER OF NEARLY HALF A CENTURY WAS THE CONSTANT ADVOCATE OF PEACE AND THE FEARLESS AND CONSISTENT CHAMPION OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. HE FIRST DIRECTED HIS EFFORTS TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE IN 1792, AND WAS THE MINISTER BY WHOSE ADVICE, AND UNDER WHOSE GUIDANCE, THE GREAT MEASURE OF PARLIAMENTARY REFORM WAS, AFTER AN ARDUOUS AND PROTRACTED STRUGGLE SAFELY AND TRIUMPHANTLY ACHIEVED IN THE YEAR 1832. On
1140-416: The public". In 1857, a writer local to Newcastle wrote "the monument to Earl Grey is, to my mind, a huge mistake; you place an aged nobleman, dressed in court costume, on a high pillar, and, without a hat upon his bald head, expose him to the pelting of every storm that Heaven sends". Public interest and awareness of Earl Grey also decreased into and during the 20th century. In the 1920s, there were calls from
1178-450: The sculptor, Edward Hodges Baily . A contemporary report of the unveiling ceremony described the monument as "a fine imaginative work of art" and other 19th century commentators praised it as "a noble effort of genius" and as having "a most commanding appearance". However, its location, then at the centre of the city's tram infrastructure, was criticised as unsuitable, with one newspaper declaring that "in its present situation, it will be
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1216-598: The statue "is a faithful representation of the noble Lord,—and esteemed a fine imaginative work of art". Also in 1838, The Spectator described the statue as "equal to any of Chantry 's [sic]". Writing in Bradshaw's Journal in 1842, Alex Falkner wrote that the statue, "when seen from the centre of the street, has a most commanding appearance". In 1867, the author T. Fordyce described the statue of Earl Grey as "a noble effort of genius" which reflected "the highest credit on its accomplished author, Mr. Baily". The monument
1254-548: The western end is the city's popular Gay District known locally as the Pink Triangle. The Centre for Life on Times Square, Utilita Arena Newcastle , Newcastle Cathedral , Discovery Museum and the Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre are all located in the vicinity, as is the city's coach station. Grainger Town is the streets between, and encompassing, Pilgrim Street, Clayton Street and Blackett Street. It
1292-437: Was built in the mid-19th century and, today, is an area centred on shopping, nightlife and most notable neo-classical architecture. The Theatre Royal is situated on Grey Street. The Grainger Market is a covered market built to house the traders displaced during the re-modelling of the city. Gallowgate is a small area surrounding St James' Park , the stadium of Newcastle United F.C , and St James Metro station , named after
1330-741: Was first proposed by the Newcastle-based architect, John Green , in 1832. Green envisaged a statue in Northumberland Square, North Shields, depicting Grey in parliamentary robes, holding the Magna Carta . He sought public subscriptions for his scheme in the Newcastle Chronicle on 16 June 1832: Instead of expressing our grateful Joy in the childish Barbarism of wasteful and dangerous Illuminations, which blaze for an Hour and are forgotten for ever; let us erect
1368-484: Was knocked off by a bolt of lightning and fell onto the tram lines below the monument. One of the statue's arms and a portion of the cloak were also damaged. The Newcastle Estate and Property Committee agreed that the statue would not be repaired until after the Second World War , but the head would be retained and restored. In 1947, sculptor Roger Hedley created a new head based on the preserved fragments of
1406-521: Was not universally acclaimed and it received criticism which lasted into the latter half of the 19th century. After the column was erected in August 1838, The Newcastle Journal wrote "Whatever may be the character of the Column as a work of art, it is certain that in its present situation, it will be a great nuisance, and that at no distant day its removal to a less objectionable site will be called for by
1444-487: Was originally built from stone from the Pennines , later replaced with sandstone ashlar . A helical staircase with 164 steps leads to a viewing platform at the top of the monument, which is occasionally opened to the public. Four lamps were placed at the base of the monument in 1893, increasing to 12 in the 1920s. The railings and lamps have since been removed. A building survey conducted in 1995 concluded that
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