Old historical photos and images of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

A small historical reference Geography: Newcastle upon Tyne - commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from the North Sea. (Wiki) Date of foundation: 2nd century History: The city developed around the Roman settlement Pons Aelius and was named after the castle built in 1080 by Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade in the 14th century, and later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the River Tyne, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. Population: 289 835 Sights: Among its icons are Newcastle United football club and the Tyne Bridge. It has hosted the Great North Run, the world's biggest and most popular half marathon, since it began in 1981. The run follows a route from Newcastle to nearby South Shields.
Armstrong College	Armstrong College	Benton Bank	Black Gate and Castle, circa 1890
Black Gate and Castle	Blackett Street, 1920	Blackett Street, 1948	Blackett Street
Central Station	Central Station Hotel	Central Station on Neville Street	Free Library and laing Art Gallery, 1920
Grainger Street, circa 1915	Grainger Street and Grey's Monument, 1905	Grey Street	Market Street, 1928

Jesmond Dene, old mill, circa 1890	Jesmond Dene, old mill, circa 1890	Largest Railway Crossing and High Level Bridge from Central Station, view of Castle	Largest Railway Crossing in the World, view of Castle
North East Coast Exhibition from Great North Road	Northumberland Street	Northumberland Street	Northumberland Street, 1920
Old Castle, 1921	Panorama of River Tyne and Steam locomotive from Gateshead Depot, 1954	Point crossing of Neville and Collingwood Streets, Pudding Chare and Westgate Road	Quayside on River Tyne, steamships
Railway Crossing	Recreation Ground, Moor Edge Newcastle	Royal Victoria infirmary, 1946	Side, 1904

Renwick War Memorial 1914-1918, 1935	Renwick War Memorial 1914-1918, St Thomas Church, 1942	Renwick War Memorial 1914-1918, 1959	South African War Memorial
South African War Memorial and St Thomas Church	St Nicholas Cathedral, circa 1890	St Nicholas Cathedral, Tower with Clock	Stephenson's Monument
Swing Bridge, closed, 1910	Swing Bridge, open	Train from Alnmouth is pulling into Newcastle Central. Manors Station is seen in the distance, 1954	Tyne Bridge
Tyne and Swing Bridges, 1951	Tynemouth, circa 1890	War Memorial, 1927	West Platform of Central Station

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