Metro artwork restored - video. 🎥 A closer look at our modernisation project at West Monkseaton Metro station, which has included the restoration of the artwork there. The work, known as ‘Bridge’, is the coloured glazing which has overlooked the tracks and platforms for more than 25 years. We met the artist, Richard Talbot, who created the original piece in 1998 through our Art on Transport Programme. Richard is a professor of contemporary drawing at Newcastle University. We also spoke to Ian G

🎥 A closer look at the ‘Famous Faces’ mural at Monument Metro station in Newcastle which is now 25 years old. The piece was painted in 1996 by the local artist and former coal miner Bob Olley. | Tyne and Wear Metro

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