Mechanical Arch



Mechanical Arch was created by Roy Kitchin in 1983 in Middlesbrough. The blue steel sculpture can be found in front of the former Cleveland Gallery, now Victoria Building and part of Teesside University.

A plaque next to the sculpture reads "This steel sculpture exploits the tension created by an apparently impossible situation - the horizontal beams seem liable to slide apart, causing the centre block to fall. The Arch is reminiscent of architectural forms and of Cleveland's steel rolling mills, and it contains echoes of the Tees Transporter Bridge."

The piece cost £8,000 in total, and was funded by Cleveland County Council, Northern Arts, and British Steel, who also provided materials.