There are a number of hotels that have developed along the Quayside to cater for the many tourists that came to visit and makes it a vibrant place where business people come for drinks on an evening. Group: The Quaysiders
This is a hand drawn image of what industry and the Quay itself was like in the 1800s. It features people dressed in period clothing by the side of the river with trade boxes of goods and huge anchors indicating … Continue reading
A 1980s photograph of an old rounded building, near the Law Courts, with scaffolding above it. It is not being used for anything and is quite run-down. Nowadays this area is home to new housing developements. Group name: The Quaysiders … Continue reading
A plaque describing the history of St. Thomas Chapel. Date: 1830 Group: Tweenies Plaque reads: City of Newcastle upon Tyne. St. Thomas Chapel. Chapel of St. Thomas the Martyr (Archbishop Thomas Becket, died 1170) stood on Old Tyne Bridge near … Continue reading
The ‘Great Coffee’ shop with modern flats above. This is a café on the Newcastle side of the Quayside next to the Law Courts. The building has developed to help needs of tourists and to attract more people to the … Continue reading
The Baltic Art Gallery used to be a flour mill so having ‘Baltic Flour Mills’ on the side preserves the history. Its renovation was completed in 2002. The kittiwake seagulls show that depsite there always being industries and new brands, … Continue reading
Plaque for tourists informing that the building was built in the 16th Century and restored in the 1980s. This building is now a bar called ‘Lloyds’. Date: 1986 Group name: Lauren, Bexy, Maya, Jessica Plaque reads: Tyne and Wear County … Continue reading
This is a photograph of ‘The Cooperage’, one of Newcastle’s oldest buildings. It is an old building with wooden pillars, white exterior and a brown, slightly modern looking enterance. It dates back to the 14th century and was used as … Continue reading
The Custom House was built in 1766 and refurbished 1833. It orginally collected tax, but it is now used as a Barrister Chamber dealing with law. It has a plaque on the wall commemorating the refurbishment of the Custom House. … Continue reading
An account of the Great Fire and Explosion of Newcastle-on-Tyne and Gateshead by M and M. W. Lambert of Newcastle upon Tyne. Inside, the picture shows a view from the High Level bridge with both Gateshead and Newcastle on fire. … Continue reading