Conversation Piece
Conversation Piece is a work of art in South Tyneside, England. Conversation Piece is situated nearby to the shipyard South Shields Sailing Club, as well as near the beach Herd Sand.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arbeia and Herd Groyne Lighthouse.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. All modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. Arbeia is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Conversation Piece.
Herd Groyne Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages. Herd Groyne Lighthouse is situated 780 feet northeast of Conversation Piece.
Fish Quay Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High and Low Lights of North Shields are decommissioned leading lights in North Shields, Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. Two pairs of lights survive: the older pair date from 1727 and were operational until 1810; the newer pair then took over, remaining in use until 1999. Fish Quay Low Light is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Conversation Piece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shields and Tynemouth.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
Tynemouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, nine miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It's the largest of a series of towns on the north bank of the Tyne estuary, running into North Shields to the west and Cullercoats to the north, also described on this page.
North Shields
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
Conversation Piece
- Category: tourism
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00603° or 55° 0′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.42549° or 1° 25′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C7W2H4F+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 6631196978OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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