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A larger-then-life-sized figure of Stan Laurel, born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Lancashire, who lived in the original 8 Dockway Square from 1897 to 1901. On the front of the pedestal is a small relief showing the heads of both Laurel and Hardy. Stan Laurel teamed up with Oliver Hardy in 1926 with the first official Laurel and Hardy film 'Putting Pants on Philip' shot in 1927. The pair rose to fame in the 1930s with their bumbling comedy characterisations.

Title

Stan Laurel (1890–1965)

Date

1992

Medium

fibreglass

Measurements

H 260 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 140 x W 130 x D 130 cm

Accession number

NE30_SD_S005

Acquisition method

commissioned by Persimmon Homes

Work type

Statue

Owner

North Tyneside Council

Custodian

North Tyneside Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

March 1992

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

Robert Olley

Inscription description

on panel: LAUREL AND HARDY / THE GREAT DUO

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Dockwray Square, North Shields

NE30 1JZ

Artist or maker