Newcastle upon Tyne R.V.I.

A new hospital known as the Royal Victoria Infirmary was designed by William Lister Newcomb and Percy Adams and built on 10 acres of Town Moor given by the Corporation and Freemen of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was opened by King Edward VII on 11 July 1906. It has a statue of Queen Victoria at its entrance.

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Newcastle's Discovery Museum

Newcastle's Discovery Museum has rooms and floors jam packed with exhibits. It's by Blandford Street traffic lights and is an impressive red brick building with white windows of all shapes and sizes.

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Wor Jackie

The statue of "wor Jackie" is in memory of Jackie Milburn outside St James' Park in England celebrating his contribution to Newcastle United Football Club.

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Newcastle's Holy Jesus Hospital

The Holy Jesus Hospital is now surrounded by roads, railway bridges and high modern buildings but still survives as a symbol of how the people of Newcastle have cared for each other since the middle ages. For 700 years the buildings on the site have been used to care for communities in the form of an Augustinian friary, The king’s manor, an early care home and a soup kitchen.

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Lemington Glassworks

This shot was taken in 2005 and shows the defunct Lemington Glassworks when the bottle kiln was being saved from demolition by making it into a display area. Newcastle has many locations bordering the Tyne which are full of history that need preserving.

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Tyne Bridge

The Tyne Bridge makes a good scene as she sails gracefully over the roofs of Newcastle.

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Tyne Bridge

There isn't much clearance between the rooftops and the Tyne Bridge when seen from this angle.

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Newcastle Westgate Road

A picture of Westgate Road, Newcastle’s motorcycle dealers area. It is a steep hill and a magnet on Saturday for motorcycle enthusiats to congregate, admire and compare their machines and chat. The crown steeple of St. Nicholas Cathedral is self evident

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Newcastle cormorant

A cormorant spreads his wings in the sun to dry whilst sitting on a tethered boat on the River Tyne at Newcastle.

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Newcastle High Level Bridge

A lampless gas light on the High Level Bridge looking westward at the QE2 Metro Bridge with the King Edward VII railway bridge behind which is hiding the Redheugh Road bridge.

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Newcastle Black Gate

Henry III added the Black Gate in Newcastle between 1247 and1250. It was approached via a drawbridge across a moat. A wooden bridge has replaced the drawbridge. The original gate had a portcullis, and the recesses where this fitted can still be seen.

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Newcastle from the High Level

This view is from the footpath of the lower part of the High Level Bridge. The red and white Swing Bridge connects Newcastle with Gateshead and we can see the busy Newcastle Quay Side here with parked cars and buildings.

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Train on High Level Bridge at Newcastle

A train runs across the top of the High Level Bridge, below which we can see the red and white Swing Bridge and in the background we can see the Metro Bridge, behind which is the Queen Elizabeth Road Bridge . A glimpse of the Tyne Bridge can be seen top right in the picture..

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Tyne Bridges

From the High Level Bridge looking eastward down the River Tyne we can see the red and white Swing Bridge, The Tuxedo Princess nightclub ship on Gateshead’s Quayside, above is the Tyne Bridge and behind is the Millennium Bridge!

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View West – up River Tyne

From the left we see the Baltic, The Sage Theatre, The bridges crossing the Tyne, then a conglomeration of Newcastle buildings including St Nichols Cathedral, Court House and Ships at the Quayside.

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Newcastle Central Arcade

The Central Arcade in Newcastle upon Tyne, is an elegant Edwardian shopping arcade built in 1906. It is contained within the Central Exchange building, which is a triangular building that was intended to be a corn exchange but became a subscription newsroom. In 1870 the Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts converted the news room into an art gallery, concert hall and theatre. This was replaced by a vaudeville theatre in 1897, but in 1901 the interior was destroyed by fire, after which the current Central Arcade was built within the walls of the original building. It is Grade II* listed.

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St. Mary's, Newcastle

The tide is in and the causeway to the island is covered. The lighthouse and adjacent keepers' cottages were built in 1898 by the John Miller company of Tynemouth, using 645 blocks of stone and 750,000 bricks. It was built on the site of an 11th-century monastic chapel

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Tyne with Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal visited Tyneside in February 2010. Ark Royal was a light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy. She was the third and final vessel of Invincible class. She was built by Swan Hunter on the River Tyne and launched by them in 1981. Ark Royal was christened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and decomissioned 11 March 2011.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

The town wall was constructed during the 13th and 14th centuries to repel Scottish invaders. The walls were supplemented by an outer ditch, known as the King's Dyke. The walls are now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This section of wall is adjacent Stowell Street.

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Leazes Terrace

Leazes Terrace are Grade I listed buildings, built c1830 by Richard Grainger and designed by architect Thomas Oliver. The majority are in the ownership of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and used as Halls of Residence. However, several properties on the north east side remain in private ownership.

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