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Sandgate is a street next to the Quayside in Newcastle. The street developed in medieval times, taking it's name from the Sand Gate on the Newcastle Town Walls. The section of the town walls here and the gate were taken down in 1798 to improve access. In the 18th century the area around Sandgate was populated by Keelmen and the Milk Market was held in an open space at the western end of the street. By the 19th century, Sandgate had developed to include several beer-houses, lodging houses and shops. Many hundreds of people, particularly those who worked on the River Tyne, lived in the area. Off Sandgate, there were several chares (including The Swirle) and narrow alleys, known as 'entries', including Sellars Entry, Addys Entry, Chapel Entry, Spencer's Entry and Wrangham's Entry. There were houses, including some of wooden construction, along the alleys. By the late 19th century these alleys were described as dark and dingey; "crowded with the miserable dwellings of the very poor".[1] Sandgate, and the wider Quayside area, was redeveloped in the 1990s - the layout is much changed from the Medieval street, but some of the historic names have been re-used (including The Swirle, Spencer's Entry and Wrangham's Entry).

Streets Sand Gate Keelman The Swirle Addy's Entry, Sandgate Chapel Entry, Sandgate Milk Market, Sandgate Sellars Entry, Sandgate Spencer's Entry, Sandgate Wrangham's Entry, Sandgate
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Sandgate, Newcastle upon Tyne
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003944:Milk Market/Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1880
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050192:Sandgate Pant Milk Market/Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1900
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004213:Sandgate/Milk Market Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1879-80
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025846:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne C. 1900
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010657:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne 1890
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004016:Sellars Entry Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1890
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049135:Wrangham's Entry Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1897
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030497:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne 1905
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049002:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1895
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045639: Sandgate, Newcastle, c1898
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036121:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Dept of Environmental Health c.1935
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010655:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1950
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066248:Sandgate Steps Newcastle upon Tyne Maybury Malcolm 1998
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Sandgate 1882
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034559:Crozier's Buildings (Sandgate) Newcastle upon Tyne Dept of Environmental Health 1934.
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049047:Wrangham's Entry Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1897
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049000:Sellar's Entry Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1895
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Sandgate
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004013:Spencer's Entry Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1910
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004012:Chapel Entry Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1910
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Sand Gate
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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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036469:Spencer's Entry Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1890
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The "Jack Tar", Sandgate Shore
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The Swirle
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The Swirle
- The Swirle is a lane in Newcastle, leading from Sandgate to the Quayside. The Half Moon tavern stood on The Swirle in the 1890s. The street's name was derived from …

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