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Demolished Buildings and other structures - of historic interest!
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Tynemouth Plaza (1878 - 1996)
- Tynemouth Plaza was a prominent building which overlooked Tynemouth Long Sands, it was destroyed by a fire on the 10th February 1996. The building was opened in 1878 as 'Tynemouth Aquarium …
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Stank Tower
- Stank Tower was a semi-circular stone tower which was part of the Town Wall of Newcastle built in the 13th century. It was demolished in 1847 with the building of …
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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 …
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Westgate House (1972-2006)
- Westgate House was 12 storey office block on Westgate Road opposite Central Station. This 'Brutalist' building was completed in 1972. The building was purchased by One North East in association …
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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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Royal Arcade, Newcastle (demolished 1963)
- The Royal Arcade on Pilgrim Street was designed by John Dobson and built between June 1831 and May 1832 by Richard Grainger. It was originally planned it as a corn …
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Old Infirmary
- The Infirmary at Newcastle was founded in 1751 following calls for a hospital for the poor and needy, led by Newcastle surgeon Richard Lambert. It opened on 23rd May 1751 …
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West Gate
- West Gate was the second largest gateway through the Town Walls into Medieval Newcastle, on the main route from the west; and gives its name to todays Westgate Road. It …
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Rialto Cinema, Benwell (1937-1964)
- The Rialto Cinema on Armstrong Road in Benwell opened on 10th May 1937. It was opened by the Hinge circuit and had 1,026 seats. The cinema closed on 25th June …
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St.Peter's (Former School)
- St Peter's to the East of Gainford, County Durham was demolished in March 2016 following a fire on Saturday, March 5.[1] It was originally built c.1899 as a Catholic Poor …
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Killingworth Towers
- Killingworth Towers were built in the early 1970's with a well-intentioned 'streets in the sky' approach with 'decks' above the roads designed to provide social space and safe walking above …
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Whitley Bay Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
- This location is now part of the Whitley Bay Caravan Park. In World War 2 it was the site of a heavy anti-aircraft battery, radar station, two short sections of …
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Northern Coachbuilders Ltd, Spital Tongues
- Former factory (demolished) which was located on Claremont Road in Spital Tongues, between St Luke's Church and Chimney Mill. The factory produced electric trollybuses and other vehicles.
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Seaton Lodge
- Seaton Lodge was located by Seaton Burn, about a quater of a mile inland from Seaton Sluice harbour. It had a long history, associated with the Delaval family, before it …
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High Friar Street
- High Friar Street in Newcastle was demolished when the Eldon Square Shopping Centre was built in the 1970s. The street was located where the Blackett Street entrance to Eldon Square …
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Prudhoe Memorial Convalescent Home
- The Prudhoe Memorial Convalescent Home on the Links in Whitley Bay was built in 1867-9 on the site which is now occupied by the Waves leisure centre and pool. The …
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Benwell Hall
- Benwell Hall was built during the 18th century. It was demolished in 1982.
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Manor Park School
- Manor Park School was located on Benton Road in Heaton. In 1960 Middle Street Commercial School for Boys in Walker and Heaton Technical School were merged to form Manor Park …
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Cresswell Hall (former)
- Cresswell Hall, built 1821-4, had become structurally unsound and was demolished in 1937. In Hall Woods, stand the grand Stable Block and arched stone Gallery which flanked the approach to …
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The Mayfair
- The Mayfair in Newcastle opened as a ballroom on 12th September 1961. With its large hall, the Mayfair could hold up to 1,500 people, and had a resident band. The …
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Odeon Cinema (Demolished)
- The former Odeon Cinema on Pilgrim Street in Newcastle collapsed on the evening of 3rd April 2017, just prior to the completion of its planned demolition; luckily no one was …
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Former Bank of England
- The former Bank of England building on Pilgrim Street was built 1968-1971 by Fitzroy, Robinson & Partners. The building was demolished in 2012.
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Derwent Tower, Dunston
- Overview About Derwent Tower Derwent Tower, knick named the "Dunston Rocket" was a 29-storey apartment block and was a prominent landmark in Dunston, Gateshead. The tower was commisioned by Whickham …
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Trinity Square Car Park
- The Trinity Square in Gateshead was a 7 storey car park, above a supermarket and department store. The Brutalist style building was designed by Luder & Worthington in 1962 and …
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Boardwalk Cafe
- The Boardwalk Cafe was located off Watts Slope on the Northern Promenade at Whitley Bay. Built in the 1970's on the site of a previous cafe, it was eventually demolished …
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Thornaby Aerodrome (1929-1958)
- Overview About RAF Thornaby Royal Air Force Thornaby or more simply RAF Thornaby is a former Royal Air Force Station located at the Teesside town and former Borough of …
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Church of St. Peter
- St. Peter's was a gothic style church, designed by John Dobson, on Oxford Street and New Bridge Street in Newcastle. The church was built from 1840 to 1843. It was later given …
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Twizell Railway Station (1861 - 1955)
- There was a railway station at Twizell (in Duddo) which was on the Tweedmouth to Kelso Branch Line of Newcastle & Berwick Railway. The station operated from 1861 to 1955, …
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Twizell House
- Overview Map Twizell House is a small settlement near Warenford in Northumberland in the civil parish of Adderstone and Lucker. It takes its name from Twizell House, which was a …
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Trinity United Reformed Church
- The red brick church on the Esplanade in Whitlety Bay was opened on the 25th November 1900. It was renamed as Trinity United Reformed Church in 1975. The church was …
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Cherry Knowle Hospital
- Demolished in 2011. Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, designed by George T. Hine, opened in 1895 (then called 'Sunderland Borough Lunatic Asylum'). In 1891 the Borough of Sunderland had selected …
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Hawthorn Towers (demolished)
- Hawthorn Towers was a gothic county house in Hawthorn Dene, to the east of Hawthorn, built in 1821 by John Dobson. The Pemberton family bought the property in the late …
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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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Carliol Tower
- Carliol Tower was a 2 storey semi-circular tower that was on the north-east section of the Medieval town walls of Newcastle. The upper room was rib-vaulted, and based on cannon …
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Palace Theatre of Varieties, Percy Street
- 1895 - 1958 (demolished) The Palace Theatre of Varieties was located on the corner of Percy Street and St Thomas Street, where today there is a car park fronted by a …
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Haymarket Cinema
- "Originally opened as the Haymarket Cinema with Tom Walls in “Just Smith” on 21st December 1933. A project of Dixon Scott (who also commissioned the News Theatre on Pilgrim Street, …
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Thornaby Traction Maintenance Depot
- Thornaby TMD was a railway Traction Maintenance Depot where locomotives were serviced and maintained. Before closing it was latterly operated by DB Schenker. The buildings were demolished in 2011.
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Millburngate House
- Millburngate House, built in the 1960s, was the former home of the Passport Office and National Savings and Investments (NS&I), located in the Framwelgate Waterside area of Durham. The building was …
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Dunston Power Station
- Overview About Dunston Power Station Dunston Power Station was a distinctive landmark on the south banks of the Tyne, until it's demolition in 1986. Located on the edge of Dunston, …
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St Aidan's Church
- St Aidan's was located on St John's Road in Elswick (now demolished).
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Forth Banks Power Station (1890 - 1907)
- Overview About Forth Banks Power Station In 1890, the Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company opened the Power Station in a disused factory building on Forth Banks in Newcastle. This …
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Church of St Mary, Westmorland Road
- St. Mary the Virgin Church was located on Westmorland Road, near the junction with Rye Hill in Elswick. The church was designed by Benjamin Green, 1858.[1] The church is no longer …
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South Benwell School (1893 - 1980)
- South Benwell School was located near the bottom of Atkinson Road in Benwell and opened in 1893. By the early 20th century the school had over 1,000 pupils (age 5 …
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Former Edlingham Railway Station
- Overview About Edlingham Station Map The station at Edlingham (just east of Edlingham Castle) was built for the Alnwick to Coldstream (Cornhill) Railway, which opened by N.E.R. in 1887. The …
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Bus Station, Whitley Bay (demolished)
- The former bus station in Whitley Bay was demolished in 2000 and the site on Northumberland Square was redeveloped as the Park View Shopping Centre. Buses now stop at several …
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The Avenue, Whitley Bay (demolished)
- The Avenue was a large pub located close to Spanish City, on the end of Park Avenue and Brook Gardens in Whitley Bay. The pub went out of business and …
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Former Sanderson Hospital
- Sanderson Hospital on Salters Road in Gosforth was built in 1897, as a home for destitute children.[1] Later it was used by the NHS as an orthopaedic hospital and a …
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Longwitton Railway Station
- Overview About Longwitton Station Longwitton station was a weather board and corrugated iron built railway station in Northumberland on the Rothbury Branch. Originally known as Rothley and built as …
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Hippodrome Theatre, Northumberland Road
- In 1909 a skating rink known as 'White City' was built on Northumberland Road in Newcastle; the building had a large white dome and was located next door to the …
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The Olympia, Northumberland Road
- The original Olympia on Northumberland Road was a general purpose concert hall which opened in 1893. It was destroyed by a fire on the 2nd of December 1907.[1] A replacement …
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North Wylam Railway Station
- North Wylam Railway Station opened on the 13th of May 1876 as part of the Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway, operated by the North Eastern Railway. It was located in Wylam, …
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Sparrow Hall
- The Dove family, local coal owners, built a large 3 storey Jacobean house in Cullercoats in 1682. It stood in grounds near to the cliffs and the apex stone of …
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Mainsforth Hall (demolished)
- Mainsforth Hall was demolished in 1962. The oldest part of the hall dated from the 17th century. It had been the ancestral home of the Surtees family. Today the entrance …
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Rutter's School School House
- Thomas Rutter, the parish clerk, ran a school in Longbenton in the late 18th and early 19th century. The school was located off Front Street on the site now occupied by …
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Hartlepool Magnesia Works
- Hartlepool Magnesia Works by North Sands at Hartlepool were originally developed by the Steetley Lime and Building Stone Company in 1937. The plant used a new technique for producing magnesia …
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Tweedmouth Station
- Overview About Tweedmouth Station Tweedmouth Station was built for the Newcastle and Berwick Railway and opened on the 29th March 1847. The grand station buildings were designed by Benjamin Green. …
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Streatlam Castle (demolished 1959)
- Historical Account (1809) About Streatlam Castle Extract from: Francis Grose & Thomas Astle, The Antiquarian Repertory....(1809): Streatlam Castle IS situate in the western part of the county of Durham, within …
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Holy Trinity Church, Laygate
- Holy Trinity Church in Laygate, South Shields, was built between 1833-1834 by Salvin. Holy Trinity was built to serve the High Shields district of St. Hilda’s parish, and became a …
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Heaton Hall (demolished)
- The manor of Heaton belonged to the Babington family in the 17th Century.[1] The Ridley family brought the Heaton Estate and Heaton Hall was built in c.1713 by Richard Ridley. His grandson, …
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Burn Closes Bridge (1913 - 2008)
- The original Burn Closes Bridge was a reinforced concrete bridge, built in 1913, carrying St Peter's Road over Willington Dene (the lower part of the valley formed by Wallsend Burn). It …
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Coxhoe Hall (c1725 - 1956)
- In c1725 John Burdon built Coxhoe Hall in a castellated gothic style, replacing a much earlier manor house. The hall was situated in Coxhoe Woods, near the medieval village of …
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Kirkby Thore Station
- Overview About Kirkby Thore Station Map Kirkby Thore Station was opened on the 9th of June 1862 by the Eden Valley Railway. The station, located to the south of the …
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Dorman Long Tower, South Bank Coke Works
- The Dorman Long Tower at the former South Bank Coke Works in Redcar was built in 1956 by Dorman Long & Co, later part of the British Steel Corporation. The tower …
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Percy Square Barracks, North Shields
- In 1758 barracks were erected for 1,000 men in North Shields, when there was fear of invasion, during a period of conflict with France over territories in the Americas. The barracks …
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Pink Tower
- Pink Tower was part of the 13th Century Town Walls of Newcastle located near todays junction of Pink Lane and Clayton Street West. It was a single-chambered semi-circular stone tower built at …
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Bertram Momboucher Tower
- The tower was part of the Town Walls of Newcastle built in the late 13th century. "Bertram Mombowcher Tower plainly derives its name from the Bertram Mombowcher who was high …
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Pilgrim Street Gate
- This gate in the Town Wall was part the defences of Newcastle built in 1280. It stood at the north end of Pilgrim Street and was one of the main …
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Austin Tower
- "Austin Tower has evidently derived its name from its vicinity to the house of Austin Friars. It was successively the hall of the Millers and Coopers, and afterwards of the …
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Pandon Gate
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "Pandon Gate was a very ancient structure; for, "As old as Pandon-Yate," is a proverb of great antiquity. Grey, who wrote his Chorography in 1649, …
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Sand Gate
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "Sand Gate has evidently had its name from being built upon the sand on the side of the river. It was taken down in 1798, …
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Riverside Tower
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "From Sand Gate the town wall extended along the Quayside to the Tyne bridge. The foundation of this part of the wall was discovered in …
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Close Gate
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "The Close Gate evidently derived its name from the street called the Close. After the fall of the Tyne Bridge in 1771, its tower was …
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White Friar Tower
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "White Friar Tower was so called from the adjoining house of the Carmelites, or White Friars. A breach was made in the wall here, and a …
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Neville Tower
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "Denton or Nevil Tower is supposed to derive the first of these appellations from John de Denton, who was a bailiff of Newcastle in 1339, or …
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West Spital Tower
- West Spital Tower was part of the Town Wall of Newcastle built in the 13th century. It was demolished with the building of the railway and Central Station; it was …
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New Gate
- This was the largest and most important gate in the Medieval Town Wall of Newcastle, giving its name to todays Newgate Street. In 1390 it was strengthened by the addition of …
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Commercial Union House, Pilgrim Street
- Commercial Union House was an 8 story office block, with a large projecting tower over Pilgrim Street in Newcastle. The Brutalist-style building was designed by Howell Brooks Tucker & Partners …
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Anderson Place, Newcastle
- "Anderson Place was Newcastle's most spectacular house, the largest, it is said, in the country within a city wall. Originally the land belonged to the church but became the property …
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Washington Railway Station (1850 - 1963)
- Washington, County Durham (now part of Sunderland, Tyne & Wear).
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Stotes Hall, Jesmond
- Overview Map "The hall was situated on the east side of Jesmond Dene Road, just above the Dene. It was named after Sir Richard Stote who, in 1658, bought the …
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Wooley Sanatorium
- Wooley Sanatorium opened as a dedicated tuberculosis (TB) hospital in c.1922. It is said that the site was used to treat gas attack victims during the First World War, prior to …
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Riddlehamhope
- Overview Map On the east side of Riddlehamhope Fell in Northumberland, near Beldon Burn, stood Riddlehamhope Hall. The buildng was originally a bastle and later converted for use as a …
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Cockermouth Station (1865 - 1966)
- The railway station in Cockermouth was opened to passengers on the 2nd of January 1865. It was opened jointly by the Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway and the Cockermouth & …
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Old Stephenson Building, Newcastle University
- The original Stephenson Building on Claremont Road at Newcastle University was built in 1951, designed by Edwards & Manby. The building was named in honour of engineering pioneer George Stephenson. …
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Worswick Street Bus Station (Demolished)
- A bus station was built on Worswick Street, Newcastle, in c.1929. It was built shortly after the opening of the Tyne Bridge, which enabled many bus services, which previously terminated …
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Jesmond Picture House
- Jesmond Picture House was located on Lyndhurst Avenue in Jesmond, next to West Jesmond Station. The cinmea opened on 2nd May 1921 with a showing of "At the Mercy of …
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Bardsea Hall
- Photo, 1900- 1927. Looking west from the fields at Bardsea Hall (demolished 1927). Greenhouses to the right, trees behind. In front a field of corn stooks ready to collect. Photo …
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Biggar Bank Pavilion (1883 - 1975)
- The Pavilion at Biggar Bank on Walney Island was opened by John Fell, Mayor of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, in 1883. It was part of a larger scheme to open …
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Baptist Chapel, Tuthill Stairs
- In c.1720, a Baptist congregation began meeting in an Elizabethan timber framed house by the top of Tuthill Stairs in Newcastle. The house was owned by the Chapman family. A …
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Killingworth Station (1847 - 1965)
- Killingworth Station was located immediately south of the level crossing on Station Road / Killingworth Drive in Killingworth. The station was opened on the 29th March 1847 by the York, Newcastle …
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Broken Doll, Newcastle
- The Broken Doll was a pub and music venue on Blenheim Street in Newcastle. There had been a pub on this site since the mid 19th century. It was rebuilt …
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Tynemouth Plaza (1878 - 1996)
- Tynemouth Plaza was a prominent building which overlooked Tynemouth Long Sands, it was destroyed by a fire on the 10th February 1996. The building was opened in 1878 as 'Tynemouth Aquarium …
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Stank Tower
- Stank Tower was a semi-circular stone tower which was part of the Town Wall of Newcastle built in the 13th century. It was demolished in 1847 with the building of …
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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 …
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Westgate House (1972-2006)
- Westgate House was 12 storey office block on Westgate Road opposite Central Station. This 'Brutalist' building was completed in 1972. The building was purchased by One North East in association …
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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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Royal Arcade, Newcastle (demolished 1963)
- The Royal Arcade on Pilgrim Street was designed by John Dobson and built between June 1831 and May 1832 by Richard Grainger. It was originally planned it as a corn …
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Old Infirmary
- The Infirmary at Newcastle was founded in 1751 following calls for a hospital for the poor and needy, led by Newcastle surgeon Richard Lambert. It opened on 23rd May 1751 …
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West Gate
- West Gate was the second largest gateway through the Town Walls into Medieval Newcastle, on the main route from the west; and gives its name to todays Westgate Road. It …
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Rialto Cinema, Benwell (1937-1964)
- The Rialto Cinema on Armstrong Road in Benwell opened on 10th May 1937. It was opened by the Hinge circuit and had 1,026 seats. The cinema closed on 25th June …
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St.Peter's (Former School)
- St Peter's to the East of Gainford, County Durham was demolished in March 2016 following a fire on Saturday, March 5.[1] It was originally built c.1899 as a Catholic Poor …
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Killingworth Towers
- Killingworth Towers were built in the early 1970's with a well-intentioned 'streets in the sky' approach with 'decks' above the roads designed to provide social space and safe walking above …
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Whitley Bay Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
- This location is now part of the Whitley Bay Caravan Park. In World War 2 it was the site of a heavy anti-aircraft battery, radar station, two short sections of …
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Northern Coachbuilders Ltd, Spital Tongues
- Former factory (demolished) which was located on Claremont Road in Spital Tongues, between St Luke's Church and Chimney Mill. The factory produced electric trollybuses and other vehicles.
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Seaton Lodge
- Seaton Lodge was located by Seaton Burn, about a quater of a mile inland from Seaton Sluice harbour. It had a long history, associated with the Delaval family, before it …
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High Friar Street
- High Friar Street in Newcastle was demolished when the Eldon Square Shopping Centre was built in the 1970s. The street was located where the Blackett Street entrance to Eldon Square …
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Prudhoe Memorial Convalescent Home
- The Prudhoe Memorial Convalescent Home on the Links in Whitley Bay was built in 1867-9 on the site which is now occupied by the Waves leisure centre and pool. The …
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Benwell Hall
- Benwell Hall was built during the 18th century. It was demolished in 1982.
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Manor Park School
- Manor Park School was located on Benton Road in Heaton. In 1960 Middle Street Commercial School for Boys in Walker and Heaton Technical School were merged to form Manor Park …
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Cresswell Hall (former)
- Cresswell Hall, built 1821-4, had become structurally unsound and was demolished in 1937. In Hall Woods, stand the grand Stable Block and arched stone Gallery which flanked the approach to …
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The Mayfair
- The Mayfair in Newcastle opened as a ballroom on 12th September 1961. With its large hall, the Mayfair could hold up to 1,500 people, and had a resident band. The …
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Odeon Cinema (Demolished)
- The former Odeon Cinema on Pilgrim Street in Newcastle collapsed on the evening of 3rd April 2017, just prior to the completion of its planned demolition; luckily no one was …
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Former Bank of England
- The former Bank of England building on Pilgrim Street was built 1968-1971 by Fitzroy, Robinson & Partners. The building was demolished in 2012.
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Derwent Tower, Dunston
- Overview About Derwent Tower Derwent Tower, knick named the "Dunston Rocket" was a 29-storey apartment block and was a prominent landmark in Dunston, Gateshead. The tower was commisioned by Whickham …
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Trinity Square Car Park
- The Trinity Square in Gateshead was a 7 storey car park, above a supermarket and department store. The Brutalist style building was designed by Luder & Worthington in 1962 and …
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Boardwalk Cafe
- The Boardwalk Cafe was located off Watts Slope on the Northern Promenade at Whitley Bay. Built in the 1970's on the site of a previous cafe, it was eventually demolished …
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Thornaby Aerodrome (1929-1958)
- Overview About RAF Thornaby Royal Air Force Thornaby or more simply RAF Thornaby is a former Royal Air Force Station located at the Teesside town and former Borough of …
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Church of St. Peter
- St. Peter's was a gothic style church, designed by John Dobson, on Oxford Street and New Bridge Street in Newcastle. The church was built from 1840 to 1843. It was later given …
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Twizell Railway Station (1861 - 1955)
- There was a railway station at Twizell (in Duddo) which was on the Tweedmouth to Kelso Branch Line of Newcastle & Berwick Railway. The station operated from 1861 to 1955, …
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Twizell House
- Overview Map Twizell House is a small settlement near Warenford in Northumberland in the civil parish of Adderstone and Lucker. It takes its name from Twizell House, which was a …
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Trinity United Reformed Church
- The red brick church on the Esplanade in Whitlety Bay was opened on the 25th November 1900. It was renamed as Trinity United Reformed Church in 1975. The church was …
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Cherry Knowle Hospital
- Demolished in 2011. Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, designed by George T. Hine, opened in 1895 (then called 'Sunderland Borough Lunatic Asylum'). In 1891 the Borough of Sunderland had selected …
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Hawthorn Towers (demolished)
- Hawthorn Towers was a gothic county house in Hawthorn Dene, to the east of Hawthorn, built in 1821 by John Dobson. The Pemberton family bought the property in the late …
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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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Carliol Tower
- Carliol Tower was a 2 storey semi-circular tower that was on the north-east section of the Medieval town walls of Newcastle. The upper room was rib-vaulted, and based on cannon …
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Palace Theatre of Varieties, Percy Street
- 1895 - 1958 (demolished) The Palace Theatre of Varieties was located on the corner of Percy Street and St Thomas Street, where today there is a car park fronted by a …
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Haymarket Cinema
- "Originally opened as the Haymarket Cinema with Tom Walls in “Just Smith” on 21st December 1933. A project of Dixon Scott (who also commissioned the News Theatre on Pilgrim Street, …
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Thornaby Traction Maintenance Depot
- Thornaby TMD was a railway Traction Maintenance Depot where locomotives were serviced and maintained. Before closing it was latterly operated by DB Schenker. The buildings were demolished in 2011.
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Millburngate House
- Millburngate House, built in the 1960s, was the former home of the Passport Office and National Savings and Investments (NS&I), located in the Framwelgate Waterside area of Durham. The building was …
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Dunston Power Station
- Overview About Dunston Power Station Dunston Power Station was a distinctive landmark on the south banks of the Tyne, until it's demolition in 1986. Located on the edge of Dunston, …
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St Aidan's Church
- St Aidan's was located on St John's Road in Elswick (now demolished).
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Forth Banks Power Station (1890 - 1907)
- Overview About Forth Banks Power Station In 1890, the Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company opened the Power Station in a disused factory building on Forth Banks in Newcastle. This …
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Church of St Mary, Westmorland Road
- St. Mary the Virgin Church was located on Westmorland Road, near the junction with Rye Hill in Elswick. The church was designed by Benjamin Green, 1858.[1] The church is no longer …
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South Benwell School (1893 - 1980)
- South Benwell School was located near the bottom of Atkinson Road in Benwell and opened in 1893. By the early 20th century the school had over 1,000 pupils (age 5 …
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Former Edlingham Railway Station
- Overview About Edlingham Station Map The station at Edlingham (just east of Edlingham Castle) was built for the Alnwick to Coldstream (Cornhill) Railway, which opened by N.E.R. in 1887. The …
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Bus Station, Whitley Bay (demolished)
- The former bus station in Whitley Bay was demolished in 2000 and the site on Northumberland Square was redeveloped as the Park View Shopping Centre. Buses now stop at several …
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The Avenue, Whitley Bay (demolished)
- The Avenue was a large pub located close to Spanish City, on the end of Park Avenue and Brook Gardens in Whitley Bay. The pub went out of business and …
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Former Sanderson Hospital
- Sanderson Hospital on Salters Road in Gosforth was built in 1897, as a home for destitute children.[1] Later it was used by the NHS as an orthopaedic hospital and a …
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Longwitton Railway Station
- Overview About Longwitton Station Longwitton station was a weather board and corrugated iron built railway station in Northumberland on the Rothbury Branch. Originally known as Rothley and built as …
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Hippodrome Theatre, Northumberland Road
- In 1909 a skating rink known as 'White City' was built on Northumberland Road in Newcastle; the building had a large white dome and was located next door to the …
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The Olympia, Northumberland Road
- The original Olympia on Northumberland Road was a general purpose concert hall which opened in 1893. It was destroyed by a fire on the 2nd of December 1907.[1] A replacement …
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North Wylam Railway Station
- North Wylam Railway Station opened on the 13th of May 1876 as part of the Scotswood, Newburn & Wylam Railway, operated by the North Eastern Railway. It was located in Wylam, …
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Sparrow Hall
- The Dove family, local coal owners, built a large 3 storey Jacobean house in Cullercoats in 1682. It stood in grounds near to the cliffs and the apex stone of …
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Mainsforth Hall (demolished)
- Mainsforth Hall was demolished in 1962. The oldest part of the hall dated from the 17th century. It had been the ancestral home of the Surtees family. Today the entrance …
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Rutter's School School House
- Thomas Rutter, the parish clerk, ran a school in Longbenton in the late 18th and early 19th century. The school was located off Front Street on the site now occupied by …
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Hartlepool Magnesia Works
- Hartlepool Magnesia Works by North Sands at Hartlepool were originally developed by the Steetley Lime and Building Stone Company in 1937. The plant used a new technique for producing magnesia …
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Tweedmouth Station
- Overview About Tweedmouth Station Tweedmouth Station was built for the Newcastle and Berwick Railway and opened on the 29th March 1847. The grand station buildings were designed by Benjamin Green. …
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Streatlam Castle (demolished 1959)
- Historical Account (1809) About Streatlam Castle Extract from: Francis Grose & Thomas Astle, The Antiquarian Repertory....(1809): Streatlam Castle IS situate in the western part of the county of Durham, within …
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Holy Trinity Church, Laygate
- Holy Trinity Church in Laygate, South Shields, was built between 1833-1834 by Salvin. Holy Trinity was built to serve the High Shields district of St. Hilda’s parish, and became a …
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Heaton Hall (demolished)
- The manor of Heaton belonged to the Babington family in the 17th Century.[1] The Ridley family brought the Heaton Estate and Heaton Hall was built in c.1713 by Richard Ridley. His grandson, …
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Burn Closes Bridge (1913 - 2008)
- The original Burn Closes Bridge was a reinforced concrete bridge, built in 1913, carrying St Peter's Road over Willington Dene (the lower part of the valley formed by Wallsend Burn). It …
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Coxhoe Hall (c1725 - 1956)
- In c1725 John Burdon built Coxhoe Hall in a castellated gothic style, replacing a much earlier manor house. The hall was situated in Coxhoe Woods, near the medieval village of …
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Kirkby Thore Station
- Overview About Kirkby Thore Station Map Kirkby Thore Station was opened on the 9th of June 1862 by the Eden Valley Railway. The station, located to the south of the …
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Dorman Long Tower, South Bank Coke Works
- The Dorman Long Tower at the former South Bank Coke Works in Redcar was built in 1956 by Dorman Long & Co, later part of the British Steel Corporation. The tower …
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Percy Square Barracks, North Shields
- In 1758 barracks were erected for 1,000 men in North Shields, when there was fear of invasion, during a period of conflict with France over territories in the Americas. The barracks …
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Pink Tower
- Pink Tower was part of the 13th Century Town Walls of Newcastle located near todays junction of Pink Lane and Clayton Street West. It was a single-chambered semi-circular stone tower built at …
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Bertram Momboucher Tower
- The tower was part of the Town Walls of Newcastle built in the late 13th century. "Bertram Mombowcher Tower plainly derives its name from the Bertram Mombowcher who was high …
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Pilgrim Street Gate
- This gate in the Town Wall was part the defences of Newcastle built in 1280. It stood at the north end of Pilgrim Street and was one of the main …
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Austin Tower
- "Austin Tower has evidently derived its name from its vicinity to the house of Austin Friars. It was successively the hall of the Millers and Coopers, and afterwards of the …
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Pandon Gate
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "Pandon Gate was a very ancient structure; for, "As old as Pandon-Yate," is a proverb of great antiquity. Grey, who wrote his Chorography in 1649, …
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Sand Gate
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "Sand Gate has evidently had its name from being built upon the sand on the side of the river. It was taken down in 1798, …
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Riverside Tower
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "From Sand Gate the town wall extended along the Quayside to the Tyne bridge. The foundation of this part of the wall was discovered in …
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Close Gate
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "The Close Gate evidently derived its name from the street called the Close. After the fall of the Tyne Bridge in 1771, its tower was …
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White Friar Tower
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "White Friar Tower was so called from the adjoining house of the Carmelites, or White Friars. A breach was made in the wall here, and a …
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Neville Tower
- In 1827 Eneas Mackenzie wrote: "Denton or Nevil Tower is supposed to derive the first of these appellations from John de Denton, who was a bailiff of Newcastle in 1339, or …
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West Spital Tower
- West Spital Tower was part of the Town Wall of Newcastle built in the 13th century. It was demolished with the building of the railway and Central Station; it was …
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New Gate
- This was the largest and most important gate in the Medieval Town Wall of Newcastle, giving its name to todays Newgate Street. In 1390 it was strengthened by the addition of …
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Commercial Union House, Pilgrim Street
- Commercial Union House was an 8 story office block, with a large projecting tower over Pilgrim Street in Newcastle. The Brutalist-style building was designed by Howell Brooks Tucker & Partners …
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Anderson Place, Newcastle
- "Anderson Place was Newcastle's most spectacular house, the largest, it is said, in the country within a city wall. Originally the land belonged to the church but became the property …
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Washington Railway Station (1850 - 1963)
- Washington, County Durham (now part of Sunderland, Tyne & Wear).
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Stotes Hall, Jesmond
- Overview Map "The hall was situated on the east side of Jesmond Dene Road, just above the Dene. It was named after Sir Richard Stote who, in 1658, bought the …
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Wooley Sanatorium
- Wooley Sanatorium opened as a dedicated tuberculosis (TB) hospital in c.1922. It is said that the site was used to treat gas attack victims during the First World War, prior to …
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Riddlehamhope
- Overview Map On the east side of Riddlehamhope Fell in Northumberland, near Beldon Burn, stood Riddlehamhope Hall. The buildng was originally a bastle and later converted for use as a …
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Cockermouth Station (1865 - 1966)
- The railway station in Cockermouth was opened to passengers on the 2nd of January 1865. It was opened jointly by the Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway and the Cockermouth & …
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Old Stephenson Building, Newcastle University
- The original Stephenson Building on Claremont Road at Newcastle University was built in 1951, designed by Edwards & Manby. The building was named in honour of engineering pioneer George Stephenson. …
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Clasper Village, Gateshead 360° - An experiment in virtual environment (2017)
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Worswick Street Bus Station (Demolished)
- A bus station was built on Worswick Street, Newcastle, in c.1929. It was built shortly after the opening of the Tyne Bridge, which enabled many bus services, which previously terminated …
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Jesmond Picture House
- Jesmond Picture House was located on Lyndhurst Avenue in Jesmond, next to West Jesmond Station. The cinmea opened on 2nd May 1921 with a showing of "At the Mercy of …
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Bardsea Hall
- Photo, 1900- 1927. Looking west from the fields at Bardsea Hall (demolished 1927). Greenhouses to the right, trees behind. In front a field of corn stooks ready to collect. Photo …
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Biggar Bank Pavilion (1883 - 1975)
- The Pavilion at Biggar Bank on Walney Island was opened by John Fell, Mayor of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, in 1883. It was part of a larger scheme to open …
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Baptist Chapel, Tuthill Stairs
- In c.1720, a Baptist congregation began meeting in an Elizabethan timber framed house by the top of Tuthill Stairs in Newcastle. The house was owned by the Chapman family. A …
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Killingworth Station (1847 - 1965)
- Killingworth Station was located immediately south of the level crossing on Station Road / Killingworth Drive in Killingworth. The station was opened on the 29th March 1847 by the York, Newcastle …
