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The real Barras Bridge and Newcastle’s beautiful lost dean

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Posted by administrator on May 4, 2012     Permalink     Comments (52)

Imagine a deep ravine slicing across the Great North Road next to the Civic Centre, replacing concrete and tarmac with a beautiful tree-lined dean. Well, it’s not fantasy – this was Pandon Dean (or Dene – spelling varied). Much of… Read more

Victorian Newcastle Disguised: Castle Garth

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Posted by administrator on March 8, 2012     Permalink     Comments (2)

The painting on the left of this photo is Henry Hetherington Emmerson’s picture of ‘The Lost Child’, which shows Victorian Castle Garth in Newcastle – disguised as a scene from the past. It is hung next to a picture by… Read more

Victorian Newcastle: The Black Gate and Castle Garth

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Posted by administrator on March 5, 2012     Permalink     Leave a comment

  The picture on the right of this photo is Ralph Hedley’s painting of ‘The Ballad Seller’, which shows the Black Gate in 1884, with a glimpse of Castle Garth in the background. It is hung next to a picture… Read more