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1906

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In Northern England:

1906: Central Arcade built, designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle.
1906: Handyside Arcade on Percy Street built by by George Handyside.
22nd June 1906; opening of Whitley Council South School (now Rockcliffe First School)
11th July 1906: King Edward VII opens the new Royal Victoria Infirmary
23rd July 1906: Gertrude Bell cuts ceremonial sod to start the sinking of Bowburn Colliery.
20th September 1906: lauch of the ocean liner Mauretania built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd in Wallsend.
14th October 1906; an explosion at Wingate Grange Colliery led to the deaths of 26 miners.

1900s Church of St John, Bedlington Station Church of All Saints, West Woodburn Church of St. Mark, Newcastle Climbing Centre Road Bridge, near Station Cottages Rockcliffe First School Blucher Methodist Church Armstrong Memorial, Barras Bridge Shepherd's Dene Handyside Arcade Central Arcade Craster Harbour Statue of Joseph Cowen William Walton Memorial, Ferryhill Church of St. John the Baptist, Annitsford Mauretania St Mary's Church Tweedmouth West First School Rex Hotel (closed 2016) King Edward VII Bridge

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1906

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050593:Bishop Chadwick Memorial School Stanwix Cumbria Northern Gossip 1906

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024881:Grainger Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1906

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014884:Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne 1906

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050975:Quayside Extension 1906

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050001:Benwell High Cross Benwell Unknown 1906

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029174:Grand Hotel Barras Bridge Unknown 1906

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028475:Palace Theatre Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1906

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029168:Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne,1906

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062793:Steam ship the 'Empress' around 1906

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003362:Glasshouse Bridges Byker 1906

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064227:Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1906

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050964:River Police Station Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1906

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666753:High Level and Swing Bridges Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1906

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030482:Decorated Tram Newcastle Corporation Tramways Newcastle upon Tyne 1906

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050961:Maling Street Byker Unknown 1906

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024882:Westgate Road Newcastle Upon Tyne 1906

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024553:Throckley Methodist Church Throckley Unknown 1906

Central Arcade - Overview Map Street View Inside The Central Arcade was built in 1906 and designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle. It is contained within the&nbsp;Central Exchange Buildings&nbsp;which were built Richard ...

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Central Arcade

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046892:Central Arcade Newcastle upon Tyne unknown December 1906

Handyside Arcade - Handyside Arcade on Percy Street was a 90-shop development built from c.1900 to&nbsp;1906 by George Handyside, who died in 1904 before it's completion. The arcade was used as a barracks ...

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Mauretania on the River Tyne shortly after launch

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Mauretania sliding down the slipway

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RMS Mauretania afloat after launch

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Mary A. Marr, arrested for stealing a sailor's bag

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Luke Swailes, general dealer, arrested for receiving stolen goods

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William Townsley, labourer, arrested for stealing jewellery

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Side tank engine 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'

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Saddle tank engine built for Backworth Coal Company

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James McClarence alias Henry Noble, labourer, arrested for stealing clothes

Church of St. John the Baptist, Annitsford - Overview Map Street View "The mission at Annitsford was founded in 1863. Previously, the area had been served from Cowpen &amp; by the Dominican fathers from Newcastle in hired rooms ...

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050969:The Dead House Quayside Newcastle upon Tyne; unknown photographer; 1906

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025915:Launch of the HMS Lord Nelson 1906

King Edward VII Bridge - Overview About the King Edward VII Bridge Map Street View The King Edward VII railway bridge was opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on the 10th of July ...

Blucher Methodist Church - Overview Map Street View Blucher Methodist Church is located on Blucher Colliery Road in the village of Blucher in Newcastle. The church was built in 1906, at that time named ...

Church of St. Mark, Newcastle Climbing Centre - Overview Map Street View St. Mark's Church on Shields Road in Newcastle was built 1905 - 1906. The church was designed by Hicks and Charlewood and paid for by W.D. ...

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Royal Train passing in 1906, Newcastle upon Tyne

Church of All Saints, West Woodburn - Overview Map Street View &nbsp;

Statue of Joseph Cowen - Overview Map Street View There is a bronze statue of Joseph Cowen (1829-1900) by John Tweed, located by the junction of Westgate Road and Fenkle Street, outside Cross House, in ...

Shepherd's Dene - Overview Map Street View Shepherd's Dene is a house, now a retreat/conference centre, located by Ridingmill Burn, about half a mile east of Riding Mill. The house was built in ...

Armstrong Memorial, Barras Bridge - Overview Map Street View The life-size statue of Lord Armstrong is located outside the Great North Museum: Hancock, by the junction of Barras Bridge and Claremont Road. The statue, by ...

Rockcliffe First School - Overview Map Street View Rockcliffe First School is located on Grafton Road in Whitley Bay. It is a foundation school with about 370 pupils aged&nbsp;3 to 9.[1] The school opened ...

Mauretania - Overview About the Mauretania The RMS Mauretania was a famous ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built in Wallsend by Swan, Hunter &amp; Wigham Richardson Ltd for British Cunard. ...

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Date tile in the Central Arcade, off Grainger Street, NE1

Tweedmouth West First School - Overview Map Street View Tweedmouth West First School is located on Osborne Road in Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed. The school has about 140 pupils aged 5 to 9.[1] The school opend in ...

Rex Hotel (closed 2016) - The 70 bedroom Rex Hotel, on the corner of&nbsp; Promenade and South Parade in Whitley Bay, closed in 2016. It was originally built in 1906 as a small temperance hotel ...

Road Bridge, near Station Cottages - Overview Map Street View The road bridge over Waren Burn, near Station Cottages, north-west of Lucker, was built in 1906. Built by by Ferro-Concrete Construction, it carries the B1341 road ...

Central Arcade
- Overview Map Street View Inside The Central Arcade was built in 1906 and designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle. It is contained within the Central Exchange Buildings which were built Richard ...

Handyside Arcade
- Handyside Arcade on Percy Street was a 90-shop development built from c.1900 to 1906 by George Handyside, who died in 1904 before it's completion. The arcade was used as a barracks ...

Church of St. John the Baptist, Annitsford
- Overview Map Street View "The mission at Annitsford was founded in 1863. Previously, the area had been served from Cowpen & by the Dominican fathers from Newcastle in hired rooms ...

King Edward VII Bridge
- Overview About the King Edward VII Bridge Map Street View The King Edward VII railway bridge was opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on the 10th of July ...

Blucher Methodist Church
- Overview Map Street View Blucher Methodist Church is located on Blucher Colliery Road in the village of Blucher in Newcastle. The church was built in 1906, at that time named ...

Church of St. Mark, Newcastle Climbing Centre
- Overview Map Street View St. Mark's Church on Shields Road in Newcastle was built 1905 - 1906. The church was designed by Hicks and Charlewood and paid for by W.D. ...

Church of All Saints, West Woodburn
- Overview Map Street View

Statue of Joseph Cowen
- Overview Map Street View There is a bronze statue of Joseph Cowen (1829-1900) by John Tweed, located by the junction of Westgate Road and Fenkle Street, outside Cross House, in ...

Shepherd's Dene
- Overview Map Street View Shepherd's Dene is a house, now a retreat/conference centre, located by Ridingmill Burn, about half a mile east of Riding Mill. The house was built in ...

Armstrong Memorial, Barras Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The life-size statue of Lord Armstrong is located outside the Great North Museum: Hancock, by the junction of Barras Bridge and Claremont Road. The statue, by ...

Rockcliffe First School
- Overview Map Street View Rockcliffe First School is located on Grafton Road in Whitley Bay. It is a foundation school with about 370 pupils aged 3 to 9.[1] The school opened ...

Mauretania
- Overview About the Mauretania The RMS Mauretania was a famous ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built in Wallsend by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd for British Cunard. ...

Tweedmouth West First School
- Overview Map Street View Tweedmouth West First School is located on Osborne Road in Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed. The school has about 140 pupils aged 5 to 9.[1] The school opend in ...

Rex Hotel (closed 2016)
- The 70 bedroom Rex Hotel, on the corner of Promenade and South Parade in Whitley Bay, closed in 2016. It was originally built in 1906 as a small temperance hotel ...

Road Bridge, near Station Cottages
- Overview Map Street View The road bridge over Waren Burn, near Station Cottages, north-west of Lucker, was built in 1906. Built by by Ferro-Concrete Construction, it carries the B1341 road ...

Church of St John, Bedlington Station
- Overview Map Street View St. John’s Church, Sleekburn, was built in 1906 for the expanding mining community in the area to become known as Bedlington Station. The red brick building ...

St Mary's Church
- Overview Map Street View St Mary's Church in Woodland, County Durham, was built in 1906.[1] It been recorded as the last remaining church to be constructed of corrugated iron sheeting, ...

Craster Harbour
- Overview Map Street View For centuries, fishermen from Craster pulled their boats up onto the shore of 'Craster Haven', which provided some natural protection. The harbour seen today was built ...

William Walton Memorial, Ferryhill
- Overview Map Street View memorial was commissioned by officials and workmen of the Dean and Chapter Colliery in about 1906 to commemorate the death of William Walton. He was returning ...

Central Arcade
- Overview Map Street View Inside The Central Arcade was built in 1906 and designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle. It is contained within the Central Exchange Buildings which were built Richard ...

Handyside Arcade
- Handyside Arcade on Percy Street was a 90-shop development built from c.1900 to 1906 by George Handyside, who died in 1904 before it's completion. The arcade was used as a barracks ...