…The Coach House at Crookham.
After an unexpected summer day in Tynemouth it was time to say goodbye to both Newcastle and Tynemouth and journey to our next destination.
Archive for November, 2013
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Journey To…
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 10th 2013
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Gun Batteries…
…at Tynemouth priory and Castle.
Because of their strategic position commanding the approaches to the river mouth, the artillery defences of Tynemouth remained in use between the mid-16th and mid-20th centuries. Like all English coastal defences, they were not always adequately armed, supplied or manned, being made ready or updated only when conflict was imminent.
From about [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2013
More ‘Round’ can be found in the gallery.
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 9th 2013
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The Hermann Rorschach Google Doodle
Today Google celebrates the 129th birthday of Rorschach, the Swiss Freudian psychiatrist best known for his inkblot test where people are asked what they see in the inkblot that is shown to them. The Telegraph reports:
Hermann Rorschach, the psychologist, has been celebrated with an interactive Google doodle.
The Google doodle features a black and white drawing of [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 8th 2013
…The Percy Chantry
The Percy Chantry was built in the 15th-century and is the only part of the priory church to survive complete, although what we see today is the product of renovations. The Chantry has an intricate ceiling composed of intersecting ribs with 33 carved bosses.
19 Comments CherryPie on Nov 7th 2013
…The New Coastguard Station.
The new coastguard station was built in 1980 and closed in 2001 due to advancing technology. BBC News reporting 28th September 2001:
Coastguard responsibilities for the North East pass to Humberside on Friday with the closure of the Tyne Tees station at Tynemouth.
New digital equipment has been installed at a station in Bridlington, [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 6th 2013
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Tynemouth Priory and Castle
The site of Tynemouth Castle an Priory is rich in history:
The dramatic headland at Tynemouth is a natural fortress commanding the entrance to the river Tyne, the gateway to Newcastle. Connected to the mainland only by a narrow neck of rock and defined by tall cliffs, Tynemouth headland was virtually unassailable before the development [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2013
