My walk today took me past the last remaining sculptures by Peter Yates on the Kenton Bar Estate...
As well as this piece on the hill, on the way up to Kenton School.. – bei Kenton Bar
...these two are located just of a residential walkway close by... – bei Kenton Bar
...these two are located just of a residential walkway close by... – bei Kenton Bar
...these two are located just of a residential walkway close by... – bei Kenton Bar
..of which one is a similar form to the hill sculpture – bei Kenton Bar
– bei Kenton Bar
– bei Kenton Bar
– bei Kenton Bar
...but the other original sculptures have all gone... – bei Kenton Bar
..there’s lots of (much needed) redevelopment of the estate going on currently but originally, at this spot, there used to be... – bei Kenton Bar
..there’s lots of (much needed) redevelopment of the estate going on currently but originally, at this spot, there used to be... – bei Kenton Bar
..there’s lots of (much needed) redevelopment of the estate going on currently but originally, at this spot, there used to be... – bei Kenton Bar
..the world famous 'Kenton Pyramid'

This blog post from Ian Grey, who lived around there in the late 60s / early 70s, has a brilliant account of it: http://iangrey.blogspot.com/2006/05/valley-of-kenton-bar-kings.html
This picture from the 1970s shows the pyramid plus one of Yates' sculptures in the foreground...
& the rocks & pool in front of it, as described in Ian's blog
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& the rocks & pool in front of it, as described in Ian's blog
& the rocks & pool in front of it, as described in Ian's blog
The pyramid was eventually demolished in 1990.

To find out more about Peter Yates & Gordon Ryder's work in designing, developing & building the Kenton Bar Estate, this is a great read: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6703/37bd079ef1203e543a93c770c5b0ec15fcb1.pdf?_ga=2.183059237.2061928595.1585837041-288390209.1585837041
The pyramid was eventually demolished in 1990.To find out more about Peter Yates & Gordon Ryder's work in designing, developing & building the Kenton Bar Estate, this is a great read: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6703/37bd079ef1203e543a93c770c5b0ec15fcb1.pdf?_ga=2.183059237.2061928595.1585837041-288390209.1585837041
The pyramid was eventually demolished in 1990.To find out more about Peter Yates & Gordon Ryder's work in designing, developing & building the Kenton Bar Estate, this is a great read: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6703/37bd079ef1203e543a93c770c5b0ec15fcb1.pdf?_ga=2.183059237.2061928595.1585837041-288390209.1585837041
The design of the Kenton Bank homes were apparently inspired by farmhouses.

These paintings by Peter Yates from the 1950s, in Greece and the Lake District, show that influence...
The design of the Kenton Bank homes were apparently inspired by farmhouses. These paintings by Peter Yates from the 1950s, in Greece and the Lake District, show that influence...
The design of the Kenton Bank homes were apparently inspired by farmhouses. These paintings by Peter Yates from the 1950s, in Greece and the Lake District, show that influence...
– bei Kenton Bar
– bei Kenton Bar
More pics of the ‘PYRRY’

Via https://instagram.com/christopherpriestley?igshid=yk0fnmn6iol1 – bei Kenton Bar
More pics of the ‘PYRRY’ Via https://instagram.com/christopherpriestley?igshid=yk0fnmn6iol1 – bei Kenton Bar
More pics of the ‘PYRRY’ Via https://instagram.com/christopherpriestley?igshid=yk0fnmn6iol1 – bei Kenton Bar
More pics of the ‘PYRRY’ Via https://instagram.com/christopherpriestley?igshid=yk0fnmn6iol1 – bei Kenton Bar
A mural by Peter Yates in a Tynemouth kitchen, 1958
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