A PLAQUE bearing the words: Ann Huxtable waited here for a friend who did not arrive December 8, 1952, may mystify some people.
But the artwork, set in the pavement on the corner of Bigg Market and Grainger Street, Newcastle, is the latest alternative take on the plaques which celebrate the city's heritage and historical figures.
Four plaques installed on pavements in Grainger Town aim to celebrate ordinary people and everyday events which have had an equally important part to play in the history and vitality of the city - and provide a new topic of conversation in Newcastle.
Other plaques, designed by Newcastle artist Rupert Clamp, carry the following inscriptions:
Nathan Walker walked past here 47 times during 1968 on the May 21, 1968 - he looked up; Mrs Mary Howard adjusted her hat in the reflection in this window June 3, 1921; and David Williams watched the rain from here September 7, 1979.
They are part of the Art for the Streets project originated by the Grainger Town Partnership and will become part of the city's public art collection overseen by Newcastle City Council.
They have been funded by The Grainger Town Partnership, One NorthEast, and Newcastle City Council through the Grainger Town Public Realm Improvement Programme, which involves the environmental enhancement of various streets and spaces in Grainger Town.
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