Archive for the tag 'The Swing Bridge'
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle 2015
A Walk Along the Quayside
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2015
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2013
In the 19th century, cannon were mounted on the rooftop and fired on ceremonial occasions.
One was used regularly as the ‘noon gun’, firing at the midday in response to a telegraph signal from Greenwich Observatory in London. After a number of accident – in one of which a gunner was killed – the practice of [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2013
The Swing Bridge
From Bridges on the Tyne:
The Swing Bridge has always been one of the most interesting bridges on the Tyne, as until the Gateshead Millennium Bridge came along, it was the only one that moved. Opened in 1876, it was necessary to replace the old Georgian Bridge in almost the same location which [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2013
