Dedicated to Kenton Bar Estate and the Kenton Bar Pyramid. Situated to the north west of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Kenton Bar is a housing estate that is part of Kenton Ward in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is situated next to North Kenton, Cragston Park and Cowgate. It was the product of the architectural partnership Gordon Ryder and Peter Yates.
The blog is particularly interested in the architecture of the estate and also to hear anecdotes from Kenton Bar residents past and present
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Rutter Carroll was born and educated in the North east of England. He worked for Ove Arup before deciding on a career in architecture. Rutter gained a first class honours degree at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, spending a number of years in practice before taking up a career in academia
He has taught at the Universities of Leeds, Northumbria, Huddersfield and Birmingham, writing a number of articles on post war architecture, reinforced concrete and structural engineering many of which have been published in learned journals
Rutter completed a Masters Degree at the University of York on the work of Ryder and Yates which led to his meeting Gordon Ryder in 1984 and marking the beginning of an association that lasted until Gordon's death in 2000
Since then he has continued to promote the importance of the contribution made by Ryder and Yates in the history of modern architecture both locally and nationally in a series of lectures and seminars to local and national societies
Rutter now resides in Newcastle with his wife Kathleen. Amongst his passions are watching Newcastle United with his son James and helping to restore a Ryder and Yates house, recently purchased by James and his partner Lizzie
STOP PRESS!! If you have any pictures of the Kenton Bar Pyramid or Kenton Bar in general then please contact me here. I will gladly add them to the blog with any attribution you care to desire! Contact El Patron HERE Technorati Tags: kenton bar pyramid kenton bar estate newcastle upon tyne pyramid
Here is a photo I found during more extensive research in a library... I remember the football team played for the 'Bagnall Cup' and played 'derbys' v St Cuthbert’s and also v Mountfield, North Fawdon, Wyndham, Montague and Snow Street (we and everyone else always thrashed Snow Street at least 12-0-their home pitch was at an angle of 45 degrees...) Note the' flag pennants' which were inspired by the Leeds United strip from the 1973-74 season on the socks of some of the kids in the front row...these had the numbers of the players on. the 10 first team players are all wearing the blue top with yellow hoop:the' subs' are wearing... whatever! It looks like they must have won the Bagnall cup that year! Anyone recognise themselves or any of the players?... (The tecka is Mr Brownlaw, a true gentleman...) PS:Photo not taken at Kenton bar school-note the basketball net-maybe taken at Kenton school?...) Kenton Bar Pyramid Appreciation Society
Name the cup. Name the year. I know one of them - far right hand side, Machiavellian smile, lizard eyes, domed stupid melon hair - Phil Leaver. He once played for Newcastle United.
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