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Bottle Bank


Before the building of the High Level Bridge in 1848, Bottle Bank in Gateshead used to be a busy main road leading to the Old Tyne Bridge. Much of Bottle Bank was demolished to make way for the new Tyne Bridge in the 1920s.

Gateshead, Town Centre Gateshead Quays James Hill Memorial
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
017048:Bottle Bank Gateshead 1948

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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
016155:Bottle Bank Gateshead 1966

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from Beamish (flickr)
08 - Bottle Bank 1830

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Old Houses, Bottle Bank, Gateshead (1844)

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