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Newcastle Central Library
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054566:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1968
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050143:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Thompson and Lee c.1910
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064280:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers c.1980
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061227:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Maybury Malcolm 1995
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054552:Floor D Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1968
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054681:Bewick Collection Local Studies Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1980s
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050622:City Information Service Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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044995:Patents Room Floor D Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1983
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025461:Floods Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
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025472:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1956
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044275:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1900
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053294:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey James 1967
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045805:Floor C looking down to Floor B Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1968
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022862:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne pre 1897
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048846:Story hour Junior Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1949
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047303:Library Staff in costume Christmas Eve Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Nixon Hazel 1983
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049182:Junior Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1950
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066040:Open Learning Resource Centre Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1995
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054576:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Signey James 1967
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054167:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Allan James 1968
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Newcastle City Library
- Overview About City Library Map Street View Newcastle City Library (the Charles Avison Building) is located on the corner of John Dobson Street and New Bridge Street West. The new …
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Tyne and Wear HER(5974): Newcastle, New Bridge Street, Free Library
- "Shown as "Free Library" on Ordnance Survey first edition 25" to 1 mile series and as "Central Library" on the fifth edition of 1952. The medieval Carliol Tower (HER 1551) …
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City in the Sky - 1960's vision for Newcastle
- In the 1960's and early 1970's the 'city in the sky' vision was to separate out traffic from pedestrians. With increasing car ownership, towns and cities were becoming dominated by …
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045808:Book Bus Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1977
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045827:Lending Library Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1975
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025460:Floods Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
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048458:Entrance Hall Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048454:Entrance Hall Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048446:Entrance Hall Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048386:Royal Shakespeare Company Exhibition Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048381:Royal Shakespeare Company Exhibition Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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047428:Reception Desk Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048192:City Information Service Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1986
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048193:Display exhibit Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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025457:Floods Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
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048514:Junior Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unkown 1949
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048315:Royal Shakespeare Company Exhibition Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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045800:Staff Room Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1969
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045725:Reference Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown Undated
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044418:Temporary Lending Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1949
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054513:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey James 1968
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050141:Bewick Room Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Thompson and Lee c.1910
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045828:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1976
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054566:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1968
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050143:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Thompson and Lee c.1910
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064280:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers c.1980
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061227:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Maybury Malcolm 1995
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054552:Floor D Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1968
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054681:Bewick Collection Local Studies Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1980s
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050622:City Information Service Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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044995:Patents Room Floor D Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1983
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025461:Floods Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
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025472:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1956
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044275:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1900
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053294:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey James 1967
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045805:Floor C looking down to Floor B Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1968
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022862:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne pre 1897
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048846:Story hour Junior Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1949
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047303:Library Staff in costume Christmas Eve Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Nixon Hazel 1983
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049182:Junior Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1950
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066040:Open Learning Resource Centre Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1995
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054576:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Signey James 1967
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054167:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Allan James 1968
Pinned by Pat Thomson
![Newcastle City Library](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/67/23/1672398_bbaa302f.jpg)
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Newcastle City Library
- Overview About City Library Map Street View Newcastle City Library (the Charles Avison Building) is located on the corner of John Dobson Street and New Bridge Street West. The new …
![](/uploads/thumbs2/sitelines.png)
from http://twsitelines.info/SMR/5…
Tyne and Wear HER(5974): Newcastle, New Bridge Street, Free Library
- "Shown as "Free Library" on Ordnance Survey first edition 25" to 1 mile series and as "Central Library" on the fifth edition of 1952. The medieval Carliol Tower (HER 1551) …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![City in the Sky - 1960's vision for Newcastle](/uploads/pics/29/29639_t.jpg)
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City in the Sky - 1960's vision for Newcastle
- In the 1960's and early 1970's the 'city in the sky' vision was to separate out traffic from pedestrians. With increasing car ownership, towns and cities were becoming dominated by …
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2461/4081724534_6373f49f59_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045808:Book Bus Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1977
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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045827:Lending Library Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1975
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025460:Floods Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
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048458:Entrance Hall Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048454:Entrance Hall Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048446:Entrance Hall Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048386:Royal Shakespeare Company Exhibition Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048381:Royal Shakespeare Company Exhibition Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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047428:Reception Desk Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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048192:City Information Service Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1986
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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048193:Display exhibit Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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025457:Floods Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
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048514:Junior Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unkown 1949
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048315:Royal Shakespeare Company Exhibition Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1985
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045800:Staff Room Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1969
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045725:Reference Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown Undated
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044418:Temporary Lending Library Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1949
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054513:Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey James 1968
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050141:Bewick Room Central Library New Bridge Street Newcastle upon Tyne Thompson and Lee c.1910
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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045828:Central Library Princess Square Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1976
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