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Tyne Bridges: The Tyne Bridge
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  • The Tyne Bridge was opened on 10 October 1928 by HM King George V and Queen Mary.

    It cost £700,000 to build.

    The towers at each end were intended to be used as warehouses but the floors were never completed.

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    Things To Do: Greys Monument
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  • Grey's Monument has been a landmark meeting place for locals and visitors since its erection in 1838. Built to commemorate the services of Charles, Earl Grey (1764-1845) to the nation. As Prime Minister, Earl Grey, a tireless anti-slavery campaigner, steered the Great Reform Bill (1832) into law. Standing 135ft high, the Monument is at the heart of the shopping area of the city and looks down Grey Street, which was described by no less a person than the former poet laureate Sir John Betjeman as the finest curved street in Britain. It is a key part of the classical heritage of Newcastle.

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    Angel of the North: Angel of the North
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  • This is what you see as you drive into Gateshead. People have mixed views on this structure, but I think its okay.

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    Tyne Bridges: The Gateshead Millennium Bridge
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  • The Gateshead Millennium Bridge provides a footpath and cycle-way linking ambitious new arts and cultural developments at Gateshead Quays on the south bank with Newcastle Quayside.

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    Phone: 0191 477 5380
    Address: Quayside
    Directions: Down at the Quayside
    Website: http://www.gateshead-quays.com
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    Roman Newcastle & Hadrians wall: Hadrian's Wall (World Heritage Site)
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  • Newcastle upon Tyne Roman Newcastle & Hadrians wall
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  • The Romans built Hadrian's Wall in about AD122, defining the northernmost limit of the Roman Empire in Britain at that time. It ran 73 miles, coast to coast, and consisted of a stone built wall around seven metres high with a ditch to the north and a bigger bank and ditch earthwork (the Vallum) to the south. Turrets, milecastles, and forts were built at regular intervals. The course of the wall ran from Segedunum Fort at Wallsend on the East Coast through Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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    Directions: The A69 between Newcastle and Carlisle runs parallel to Hadrian's Wall
    Website: http://www.hadrians-wall.org
    Other Contact: info@hadrians-wall.org
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    Comments for Fen about Newcastle upon Tyne
    rexvaughan Thu Jan 15, 2009 18:11 UTC
     Nice page on the land of the Geordies, Andy. We have friends in Newcastle, Belford and Alnwick so your page gave me a trip down memory lane. Hope your birthday is great. Wish I was there to buy you a Newcastle Brown.
    MikeStarr5 Mon Oct 29, 2007 22:54 UTC
     Great pic - Thanks. Here in "Barking Town" we have the UK's 2nd largest public artwork called "Holding Pattern" - It's 70m long x 50m wide and almost 6m high. It cost £650,000 to build and only Anthony Gormley's “Angel of the North” is bigger.
    David522 Sun Nov 12, 2006 13:28 UTC
     Sadly this is now a crappy American style diner. Which is nothing like a real diner. great shame as the spanish place was great.
    bazant Sat Jul 23, 2005 18:05 UTC
     maybe it looks impressive and is entertaining but the quality of food leaves much to wonder about. and it's not japanese...
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