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1984
Designed and manufactured the 17ft high animated clock based on the legend of the Lambton Worm for the new shopping centre, The Galleries, Washington New Town.
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1985
Relocates to South Shields riverside and opens the Gambling Man Gallery.
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Assists in the creation and development of Catherine Cookson Country as a tourist attraction and produces six figurines based on characters from the books of Cookson. Commissioned by Newcastle City Council to produce an eight inch high limited edition (100) bronze figurine of a Keelboat man to be presented as gifts to visiting civic dignitaries.
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1986
Commissioned by Newcastle based architect Eric Newsham to design a mural for the gable end of Sallyport Crescent, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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The feature represents a Keelboat man, the medium, coloured bricks.
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1987
Completes the 12 feet high statue to commemorate a famous son of South Shields, John Simpson Kirkpatrick of the Australian Army Medical Corps, better known in Australia as "The Man with the Donkey, hero of Gallipoli"
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1989
Commissioned by builders Persimmon Homes for the 12ft high sculpture of the old time film actor Stan Laurel. The sculpture is located in Dockwray Square, North Shields where Laurel lived as a young boy. ***See "The Stan Laurel Statue"***
1989
Commissioned by National Union of Mineworkers "Durham Miners" sculptures decorate the gate posts of Redhills the headquarters of the Durham Miners Association.
1990
Travels to Sydney, Australia where a small replica of the Kirkpatrick sculpture is presented to the Gallipoli Veterans Association by Prime Minister Bob Hawk ***See Famous Faces***
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1992
Sculpture, "Beacon of Europe" Commissioned by Ferryhill Town Council to celebrate the single market in Europe is unveiled by local MP and future Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
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