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Newburn Then and Now


Newburn - extract from OS map 1888-1913Extract from OS 6 inch map 1888-1913. (CC-BY NLS)

Newburn - aerial viewNewburn - modern aerial view (CC-BY NLS)

Old maps can give us great insights into our history. This map shows Newburn around 1888 (select 'Now' for the modern aerial view). Some observations:

Newburn Steel Works

Railway

Newburn Bridge

High Street

School

Newburn Hill Sand Pit

This was located by Sandy Banks to the east of Newburn. It was not a playground for the children of Victorian Newburn!!! Rather it was a large-scale site for extracting sand for building and industrial purposes. Today, the site is Sandhills Composing Centre (garden waste recycling), run by Newcastle City Council.

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