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Great North Road, Newcastle


The Great North Road was the principle road from London to Edinburgh, before the modern A1. Sections of the road in Newcastle are still named or referred to as the Great North Road, including the road across Town Moor. It includes Gosforth High Street and the B1318 route going north. In 1747, the Cow-Causey and Buckton-Burn Turnpike Trust was established, improving and maintaining the Great North Road from Cow-Causey (near Newcastle) to Buckton Burn (to the north of Belford). The Trust continued until 1875. The historic Great North Road was designated as the "A1" in 1921, when the Ministry of Transport introduced a new road numbering system. Before the A1 Western Bypass opened in December 1990, the A1 (Great North Road) passed directly through the centre of Newcastle, including Northumberland Street and Pilgrim Street. The old A1 route crossed the Tyne via the Swing Bridge before the Tyne Bridge opened in 1928.

Streets Laing Memorial Fountain, Great North Road Blue House, Great North Road Cow-Causey and Buckton-Burn Turnpike Trust Colville Memorial Fountain, Great North Road
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013270:Great North Road Newcastle upon Tyne C. 1950
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Blue House, Great North Road
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Blue House, Great North Road
- Overview Map Street View The Blue House on Town Moor in Newcastle is located on the juction of Grandstand Road and the Great North Road - and gives its name …
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001192:Great North Road Gosforth unknown c.1900
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049204:Tram, Great North Road, Gosforth, 1948
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Hadrian Bridge, Great North Road, Newcastle
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021102:Chapman's Ltd Siesta House Great North Road Jesmond Unknown 1970
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068303:Flooded Great North Road Unknown 1913
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012334:Three Mile Bridge Great North Road Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1890
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Laing Memorial Fountain, Great North Road
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Laing Memorial Fountain, Great North Road
- Overview Map Street View The Laing Memorial Fountain is located by the Bluehouse Roundabout, at the west end of Jesmond Dene Road, at it's junction with the Great North Road. …
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053379:Little Bridge Gosforth Unknown 1888
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