TRAVEL

In December 2015, I spent a few days in Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Newcastle, with a population of around 300,000, was once most famous as a centre of shipbuilding.
Now, the historic centre has been the focus of 'regeneration'. It is dominated by this column,
'Grey's Monument', with a statue of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. It was built in 1838, to commemorates
the passing of the Great Reform Act (1832):


Newcastle is Newcastle on Tyne, indicating the importance of the River Tyne.
Bridging it are a number of impressive structures:

Foreground: The Tyne Bridge (1928)   Background: Gateshead Millennium Bridge (2001)


Foreground: Hydraulic Swing Bridge (1876)   Background: High Level Bridge (1849)


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