This is the last glimpse of The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas and also the last glimpse from my Mini Break in Newcastle, apart from a few photos that I took on my journey home.
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Filed under Art, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
A Wise Master Builder
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2013
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Danish War Memorial and Window
Info from the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas guide book:
In World War II, after the fall of Denmark and Norway in 1940, Newcastle became the home of the Danish merchant fleet. About 4,000 Danish seamen sailed from here and 1,406 gave their lives. the memorial in natural slate and stainless steel, designed in [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2013
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Communion Sculpture
Above the Thornton brass is a sculpture designed by Stephen Cox. It represents a broken Communion wafer and the meniscus of a cup of Communion wine.
high up on the back of the reredos, is a curious sculpture of two discs. The top one, in Egyptian alabaster, represents a broken Communion wafer while the second, in [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2013
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Stained Glass
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2013
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The Black Gate
Taken from a signboard located in front of the Black Gate:
Built between 1247 and 1250 during the reign of King Henry III, the Black Gate was the last addition to the medieval Castle defences. Now a scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I Listed Building it was the gatehouse of the barbican, a walled defensive entrance [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2013
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The Castle Keep and the Walls
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2013
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Central Arcade
Info from Wiki:
The Central Arcade in Newcastle upon Tyne, England is an elegant Edwardian shopping arcade built in 1906 and designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle. It is contained within the Central Exchange building, which was built by Richard Grainger in 1836-38 to the designs of John Wardle and George Walker. The [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 14th 2013
