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1976
In Northern England:
- 16th March 1976: opening of the Eldon Square Shopping Centre in Newcastle
- 1976: opening of the indoor Green Market on Clayton Street, linked to Eldon Square
More events: 1976 Timeline
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048527:Armstrong Bridge Jesmond City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050181:Geordie Pride City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
065751:Construction of the Metro system Byker Unknown 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
578706:Quayside Market Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
053221:Grainger Market Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
051728:Marco Polo Dean Street Unknown 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
038788:Broad Chare Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
028858:Gang Show Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
028761:Eldon Square Shopping Centre Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
028821:Eldon Square Shopping Centre Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
025487:E. Chapman Corn Merchants Dalton Road Byker City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
053219:Grainger Market Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
025282:Cowgate School Cypress Avenue Fenham City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
052057:Eldon Square Shopping Centre Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![Green Market](/uploads/pics/30/30052_t.jpg)
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Green Market
- The Green Market was a historic market in Newcastle. Originally it was a vibrant street market off Newgate Street opposite St Andrew's church. It was moved to an indoor market …
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from TWAM (flickr)
Middle Docks and Engineering Company, South Shields, 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Brotherhood_of_Man_1.png)
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Brotherhood of Man
- "Brotherhood of Man in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Kwistig met muziek in 1977" Photo, 7 May 1977, from Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging - licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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British Airways Concorde G-BOAC
- Photo, May 1986, by Eduard Marmet, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://commons.wikimedia.org…
James Callaghan
- Public Domain image from the US National Archives and Records Administration, c/o Wikimedia Commons
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![Hester Pit Memorial Garden](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/03/63/6036353_8b15cbe3.jpg)
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Hester Pit Memorial Garden
- The Memorial Garden at the site of the Former Hester Pit of Hartley Colliery, in New Hartley, was opened on the 18th January 1976 by Joe Gormley, then President of …
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
048527:Armstrong Bridge Jesmond City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2649/4081953797_c6ff6bc04e_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050181:Geordie Pride City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2723/4089617283_907f196979_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
065751:Construction of the Metro system Byker Unknown 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2716/4090401599_6e4ea05e30_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
578706:Quayside Market Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2770/4084752625_1ed0a822aa_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
053221:Grainger Market Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2421/4084111248_b292a4be35_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
051728:Marco Polo Dean Street Unknown 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3486/4080641203_ceda742d7e_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
038788:Broad Chare Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2511/4079279421_118532c063_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
028858:Gang Show Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2785/4079274855_e8fe0c2d48_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
028761:Eldon Square Shopping Centre Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2748/4079277671_a4791a903c_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
028821:Eldon Square Shopping Centre Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2519/4078459863_80ce5d315f_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
025487:E. Chapman Corn Merchants Dalton Road Byker City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2688/4085510894_3b736051c8_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
053219:Grainger Market Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3649/4079196688_4c629c1b12_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
025282:Cowgate School Cypress Avenue Fenham City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2520/4084132870_2fbff410c9_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
052057:Eldon Square Shopping Centre Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![Green Market](/uploads/pics/30/30052_t.jpg)
  Co-Curate Page
Green Market
- The Green Market was a historic market in Newcastle. Originally it was a vibrant street market off Newgate Street opposite St Andrew's church. It was moved to an indoor market …
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/26976904102_975eb582fe_z.jpg)
from TWAM (flickr)
Middle Docks and Engineering Company, South Shields, 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Brotherhood_of_Man_1.png)
from https://commons.wikimedia.org…
Brotherhood of Man
- "Brotherhood of Man in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Kwistig met muziek in 1977" Photo, 7 May 1977, from Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging - licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![](/uploads/pics/99/99173.jpg)
from https://commons.wikimedia.org…
British Airways Concorde G-BOAC
- Photo, May 1986, by Eduard Marmet, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://commons.wikimedia.org…
James Callaghan
- Public Domain image from the US National Archives and Records Administration, c/o Wikimedia Commons
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![Hester Pit Memorial Garden](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/03/63/6036353_8b15cbe3.jpg)