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Tyneside: A History of Newcastle and Gateshead from Earliest Times A History of Newcastle and Gateshead from Earliest Times" tells that glittering tale, from the retreat of the icefields 10,000 years ago, through the coming of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, the glories of Northumbria, the stunning achievement of Bede of Jarrow, the building of the New Castle in 1080 and the dangerous beginnings of the coal trade to the dizzying growth of the Industrial Revolution, the trials of the football team and its heroes, and the renewals of the twenty-first century. All this and a welter of supporting detail, colour, anecdote, tradition and good, solid, scholarly popular history can be found in this substantial history of Tyneside, Gateshead and the River Towns. This is the intriguing tale of a unique, magical and dynamic place, and the remarkable people who made it. Tour Newcastle.

Unlocking the Quayside: Newcastle Gateshead's Historic Waterfront Explored This informative guide to Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides traces their history from the earliest days to the present. It covers new and archive photographs and maps, and includes all the exciting new developments and public art that can be seen. The book can be used as a walking guide as well as a history of the quays.

Newcastle's Grainger Town: An Urban Renaissance Grainger Town is an area of Newcastle named after Richard Grainger who remodelled the town in a style which became known as Tyneside Classical. This is a history of that remodelling and of the area as a whole.

Newcastle East End (Images of England S) In this fascinating collection of photographs from the "Newcastle Evening Chronicle's" picture library, Ray Marshall gives an insight into the everyday lives of people living in the East End, including the neighbourhoods of Jesmond, Heaton, Byker, Shieldfield and Walker. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the reputation of Tyneside shipbuilders spread throughout the world and supply and support industries mushroomed. But it was not just heavy industry and coal, which was bringing fame to the area; it was also famous for the manufacture of glass, ropes and pottery. At the same time the suburbs of Newcastle were bursting the city boundaries and housing spread into new areas following in the wake of industry. Today most of the heavy industries have gone, given way to the march of progress and centralisation. The East End of Newcastle is now a popular residential area flourishing with small industries and shops, ready to enjoy the challenges of the twenty-first century.

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