This area called 'Side'
lives beneath the bridges and
is next to the quay
The castle keep is
open to the public but
has a lot of steps
open to the public but
has a lot of steps
Great steel supports
of the Tyne bridge - higher than
streetlights. (Lifts don't work.)
View of the bridges from the Keep's high battlements -
Tyne and Swing Bridges
Then and now - views of
Newcastle Central Station
Modern diminished.
6 comments:
Oh Rachel! What a different world from mine.
First of all - living in the shadow of the bridge...do you think it might eventually be oppressive - wear on your mind?
And what do you mean the lifts don't work?
And what do you mean by a swing bridge?
And what is that big silver thing past the bridge on the left?
And how far is all this from where you actually live?
First of all - living in the shadow of the bridge...do you think it might eventually be oppressive - wear on your mind?
I do, actually, though there are thousands that wouldn't. These days it is rather light and airy - not like Victorian times. I did remark to DK how odd it would be to work in a 7th floor office and look out at street level to the bridge.
And what do you mean the lifts don't work?
There are lifts from bridge to quay in the stone 'legs' of Tyne Bridge. I used to use them years ago but they are no longer in use.
And what do you mean by a swing bridge?
The swing bridge, the red one, swivels on a centre point to let the ships through.
And what is that big silver thing past the bridge on the left?
That's a music complex called The Sage, in Gateshead
And how far is all this from where you actually live?
Newcastle Upon Tyne is 146 miles from Chesterfield
Another great entry, Rachel. aims makes me laugh with all her queries, astutely answered though!
I wondered what the big dome was, now I know. Did you used to go there often then? I've never been at all.
Hi Gina :)
I had to look up what the dome was - it wasn't built last time I was there. I spent part of my childhood in Newcastle and after we left had a two week holiday there every year until my grandparents died when i was about 12. Then I went to University there in 1981
Hi Rachel, thanks for posting all these pictures. Makes me realise how I take all this stuff for granted.
aims, not many people live round the bridge - it's mainly businesses.
it's also weird driving on the Tyne Bridge and looking left and right to see chimneys.
Love the Newcastle and Gateshead photos. THanks for posting them.
Thanks B.
I grew up in Benwell - bulldozed now - and still love the old city.
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