Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Teessaurus
Region ID | NE | |
Work ID | 2134 | |
Manual Reference | MIAA17 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Teessaurus | |
Sculptor | Glatt, Genevieve | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1979 | |
Unveiling details | Installed September 1979 | |
Road | Riverside Park Road | |
Precise Location | Teessaurus Park | |
A to Z Ref | 35 5E | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Middlesborough Borough Council | |
Commissioned by | Middlesbrough Council | |
Notes | ||
On a mound looking east towards the Transporter Bridge, a painted steel life-size figure of a triceratops guarding over her young. They are made of steel, plates, pipes and bolts suggestive of the industrial activity which previously existed in the area | ||
Teessaurus Park is a ten acre riverside development park which resulted from a national ‘Art into Landscape’ competition organised by the Sunday Times and the Arts Council in 1979. A slag heap was landscaped so as to create a pleasant green area where people might go to watch traffic on the river. The 6 ton ‘monster’ was commissioned by Middlesbrough Council for the top of this mound and fabricated by Hart’s of Stockton at a cost of £16,000 (1) The baby triceratops were added later. Oddly enough the obvious alllusion that the subject-matter seems to make to the extinction of heavy industry in the area has not been commented on by either the artist or officials. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1979 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Main work | Painted steel | 350cm high x 700cm long x 240cm deep approx |
Each additional work | Painted steel | 90cm high x 190cm long x 50cm wide |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Paint eroded in parts |
Metallic staining | Rust visible in small areas |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Sprayed-on paint and scratched graffiti on work |
Structural damage | Nearby signboard removed |