Bensham

Painted concrete planters, Newcastle Quayside

'Blacksmith's Needle', Newcastle Quayside

See description here: NZ2564 : 'Blacksmith's Needle', Quayside

3D street-art, Newcastle Quayside

Crossing a virtual (broken) pipe over a virtual canyon. The street artists, 3D Joe & Max, achieve a striking trompe-l'œil only through the wide angle lens of a smartphone camera. 3D Joe & Max: Link

Vinyl art, Newcastle Quayside

"Internationally renowned artist, Tim Gresham, otherwise known as the artist ‘Mr. Penfold’, has been commissioned by NE1 to create a 75-metre-long pavement vinyl to be installed along the busiest stretch of the Quayside, creating a vibrant, colourful, and very Instagrammable piece of art." Link

Popup park, Newcastle Quayside

Wave Field, Newcastle Quayside

"Central to the park will be ‘Wave-Field’ created by CS Design and Lateral Office with soundscape by Mitchell Akiyama, a fun installation for young and old alike featuring eight giant see-saws, four large and four small. The see-saws light up and emit a unique sound sequence while people interact with the park attraction. Have a go! The free installation will be available to use between 9am – 9pm. Take a seat in an illuminating doughnut-shaped seat while you marvel at the iconic bridges or catch up with friends day or night. Enjoy a break in an innovative light-up swivel chair and dichroic installations designed and built by raskl – an art and architectural company based in the Ouseburn. The film reacts to sun and acts as a kaleidoscope casting colourful light and shadows which will create a dramatic installation in the area which is south facing, and thus enjoys direct sunlight throughout the day." Link

Benchmark on south face of Newcastle Castle keep

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at Link

Roger Templeman

The spire of St Nicholas Cathedral

Luke Shaw

The Tyne Bridge advertising the Great North Run

Other bridges beyond...

Peter Moore

Pop-Up Park, Blackett Street, Newcastle

Life Science Centre, Central Parkway, Newcastle

Life Science Centre, Forth Banks, Newcastle

Forth Banks (B1600), Newcastle

Forth Banks (B1600), Newcastle

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge crosses the street in the background.

King Edward VII Bridge, River Tyne, Newcastle

The bridge was designed and engineered by Charles A. Harrison, the Chief Civil Engineer of the North Eastern Railway, and built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company in Darlington between 1902 and 1906 Link

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The bridge is not particularly elegant but functional, consisting of four lattice steel spans NZ2463 : Cross Country train crossing King Edward VII Bridge resting on concrete-filled caissons, used in the construction Link

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The total length of the bridge is 1,150 feet (350 m) and 112 ft (34 m) above high water mark. It was built with the aid of the largest cableway in the world, 463.5m long, suspended 61m above high water made of 7.6cm diameter steel Link

It carried over 23,000 tons of material. After the bridge was finished, the cable was sent to the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson shipyard, where it was used to launch the Mauritania. Originally trains used the High Level Bridge to reach Newcastle Central Station and had to leave the station in the same direction they had entered from, which involved the tedious task of reversing. The construction of the King Edward VII Bridge provided four more rail tracks NZ2463 : King Edward VII Bridge, and a direct line through the station enabling trains to enter or leave from either side and thus eased rail congestion NZ2463 : Cross Country train approaches Newcastle Central Link

The bridge was opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on 10 July 1906. The total cost amounted to £500,000. Wikipedia: Link

Tyne & Wear Museums: Archive Link

Bridges on the Tyne: Link

SINE: Archive Link

Bridges over the Tyne, Newcastle

The River Tyne is 100 miles long and flows generally eastward towards its mouth at Tynemouth just east of Newcastle. The River has two sources. The South Tyne rises on Alston Moor and the North Tyne rises north of Kielder Water. Wikipedia: Link