Parson's Polygon
Parsons Polygon
Terra-Cotta Relief panels cladding a Newcastle Metro Ventilator Shaft
Blackett Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
1982-1985
Parsons Polygon is a Terra-Cotta Relief cladding to a concrete ventilation shaft for the underground Metro tunnel.
It is a monument to the achievements of Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931): engineer & designer of early turbine engines.
He famously designed and had built 'The Turbinia' to demonstrate, to a sceptical Admiralty, the superiority of the turbine marine engine. As an unofficial participant in the 1897 Royal Navy Spithead Review The Turbinia achieved a speed of 34 knots. The fastest vessel afloat at that time.
The design of the ceramic relief is based on Parson’s engineering drawings.
Terra-Cotta Relief panels cladding a Newcastle Metro Ventilator Shaft
Blackett Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
1982-1985
Parsons Polygon is a Terra-Cotta Relief cladding to a concrete ventilation shaft for the underground Metro tunnel.
It is a monument to the achievements of Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931): engineer & designer of early turbine engines.
He famously designed and had built 'The Turbinia' to demonstrate, to a sceptical Admiralty, the superiority of the turbine marine engine. As an unofficial participant in the 1897 Royal Navy Spithead Review The Turbinia achieved a speed of 34 knots. The fastest vessel afloat at that time.
The design of the ceramic relief is based on Parson’s engineering drawings.