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Title
Spirit of the Air
Date
2010
Medium
steel
Accession number
TS24_KA_S002
Acquisition method
commissioned by Headland NAP Forum
Work type
Gateway
Owner
Hartlepool Borough Council
Custodian
Hartlepool Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
February 2010
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscribed black granite plaque with gold lettering set into a concrete block between the two arches: "THE THORPE STREET PROJECT WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE / HEADLAND NAP FORUM AND COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2010. / THE AREA WAS DESIGNED WITH THE HELP OF CHILDREN FROM / St BEGA'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. / SPECIAL THANKS TO THE APPRENTICES FROM HEEREMA HARTLEPOOL Ltd / WHO MADE THE TWO "METAL SPIRIT OF THE AIR"ARCHES."