POEMS and paintings of some of Darlington's landmark buildings and streets will be exhibited in the town centre as part of the arts festival.

Phil Sculthorpe and artist Brian Ramsey have been collaborating on the the project, which will be on display at High Row from Friday to Monday.

The Poetry Meets Myriorama exhibition will include large banners featuring poetry and pictures, which will be hung on the railings.

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The Northern Echo's headquarters in Priestgate, the Hole in the Wall pub in Horse Market, Crown Street library, Guru, in Blackwellgate, and the Russian canon in South Park are among the subjects.

The Northern Echo:

The echo Of The Northern Echo Still resounds. Ringing and reverberating yet.... Over one hundred and fifty years Of Echoes…

 

Mr Sculthorpe, a poet and musician from Darlington, has written the poems, which take their inspiration from the history and locations of the town, while Mr Ramsey has done the illustrations, in the form of a modern myrioama - a style popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. 

Mr Sculthorpe said: "The idea is to have an open air gallery so people can walk along, look at the pictures and see the poems."

The Northern Echo's legendary former editor WS Stead is also the inspiration for the poem which accompanies an illustration of the library in Crown Street.

The Northern Echo:

The ghost of W. T. Stead’s dog Regularly cocks a leg Over the stone outside the library That memorialises his master. Does it care that Stead Was a most eminent Victorian, Regarded as the inventor of modern journalism: Editor of The Northern Echo Aged only twenty-two; Lifetime campaigner against vice And the exploitation of the poor, Whose combative spirit deserved - and appropriately got - A most newsworthy end By being drowned on The Titanic? No - but then No man is a hero to his dog. It just misses The hand that fed him.

Limited edition cards will also be available at Guru, Waterstones and the Art Shop.

The banners will in place for the duration of the Arts Festival.

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