Archive for the tag 'Newcastle'
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2013
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 21st 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
The Castle Keep – Chapel
The chapel lies below the main entrance stairway. In the middle ages it could only be entered from the outside through a small door to the left of the stairs. The chapel consists of a small nave set at right angles to the chancel, and was partly restored by John Dobson in 1848. It is now entered [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 9th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
The Castle Keep
The castle at Newcastle is situated on a steep sided promontory overlooking the River Tyne.
It is a naturally defensible site, which archaeological excavations show has been occupied for nearly 2000 years. Flint flakes and a stone axe head hint at prehistoric activity, and the grooves left by early ploughs – ard marks – have been [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 8th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Newcastle & Crookham – Day Three
After breakfast we set out for Durham in order to visit the cathedral and the Lindesfarne Gospels exhibition. Unfortunately when we enquired at the visitor information centre about tickets to see the Gospels we were advised that the earliest time slot possible for that day was 7.30pm. We didn’t fancy hanging around all day so [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2013
When I got up in the morning and looked out of the window I noticed that the weather had changed to rain. After breakfast, equipped with raincoat and umbrella, I left the hotel and set off towards Grey Street to see the monument. Luckily on this occasion the scaffolding had gone so I could enjoy [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2013
