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Blackett Street


Blackett Street"This street follows the line of the early lane that ran outside the Town Wall between the New Gate and the Pilgrim Gate. The town wall was removed in the eighteenth century and the street was improved by Richard Grainger in 1824 and named Blackett Street. It was named after John Erasmus Blackett (1728-1814) Newcastle's mayor in the eighteenth century. The stones from the town wall were said to have been used to build the main sewer in Blackett Street." (SiteLines) The eastern section of Blackett Street, from the junction with Northumberland Street, includes the Northern Goldsmiths building (1895) and Eldon Buildings (1897). The western section of the Blackett Street, after Grey's Monument, includes the Emmerson Chambers (1903, now Waterstones bookshop), Old Eldon Square, the Eldon Square Shopping Centre, and the unusual Parsons Polygon (a sculpture and ventilation shaft!). 

Streets John Erasmus Blackett (1729-1814) Ficket Tower Bertram Momboucher Tower Grey's Monument Monument Metro Station Eldon Buildings Emerson Chambers Northern Goldsmiths Old Eldon Square Parsons' Polygon
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Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Blackett Street c1956

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010356:Blackett Street/Northumberland Street/Pilgrim Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1901

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048860:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1931

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043931:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1948

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011227:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1955

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053148:Y.M.C.A. Blackett Street/Grainger Street Newcastle upon Tyne Laws P.M. pre-1890

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010360:Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne,1901

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070766:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1905

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027559:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown pre-1901

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024396:Tilley's Cafe and Restaurant Blackett Street Unknown c. 1900

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041506a:A tram Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1904/5

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055154:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1988

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064256:Blackett Street c 1900

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062165:Blackett Street/Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne Malcolm Maybury 1995

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055245:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne P.M. Laws undated

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030255:Eldon Buildings Blackett Street/Grey Street 1937

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056369:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1990

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060931:Fenwick Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Ermel T. 1995

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069312:Monument Mall Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1993

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010357:Burton, Blackett Street/Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1954

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010362:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1897

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008392:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1911

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051814:Tilley's Cafe and Restaurant Blackett Street Unknown 1920s

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015365:Blackett Street 1966

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Eldon Buildings, Blackett Street, 1950

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Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1961

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Tor041, Fenwicks, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Eldon Buildings

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Northern Goldsmiths Building

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John Erasmus Blackett (1729-1814)
- Overview About John Erasmus Blackett John Erasmus Blackett served four terms as Mayor of Newcastle  (1765, 1772, 1780 and 1790). Blackett was born in Newcastle on 1st January 1729 (some sources say 1728). …
Ficket Tower
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Ficket Tower
- This single chambered stone tower was part of the Town Walls of Newcastle built in the late 13th century. "Fickett Tower stood nearly opposite to the chapel of the Grey Friars. …
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024601:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1903

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Tor597, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor361, Turner's, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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029164:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne C.1895

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Tor919, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor856, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor855, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor599, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor344, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor219, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor034, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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053331:Warehouse Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1988

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Tor729, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Tor440, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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067466:Monument Mall Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown early 1990s

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070765:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown Undated

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Grey's Monument
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Grey's Monument
- Overview About Map Street View Grey's Monument is a prominent landmark in the centre of Newcastle. Located at the head of Grey Street and Grainger Street, where they meet Blackett …
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008828:Blackett Street Newcastle upon Tyne 1960

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Tyne and Wear HER(6986): Newcastle, Blackett St, Chapel of St. James
- "A Presbyterian chapel was built on the corner of Blackett Street and Grainger Street, partly on the site of Fickett Tower (HER 1547) in 1826. John Dobson designed it - …

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18 Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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22 Blackett Street

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Carousel at Christmas

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Blackett Street, Newcastle. Setting up for Christmas.

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Blackett Street, Newcastle, Christmas 2019

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Blackett Street, Newcastle. Christmas 2019

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Blackett Street, Newcastle. Temporarily closed to traffic for Christmas. 2019

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Temporary giant slide on Blackett Street, Newcastle, Christmas 2019

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Monument Metro Station
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Monument Metro Station
- Overview About Monument Metro Station Map Street View Monument is one of the main stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro system, located in the centre of Newcastle by Grey's …

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