Newgate Street Gamblers
These man gathered here every week to make illegal bets on horse races
A Quayside Treasure Trove
Hundreds of gold coins were found in rubbish removed from the Grey Horse Inn on the Quayside
The Balaclava Bugle
The bugle that sounded the Charge Of The Light Brigade was later owned by a Newcastle pub.
The Black Bulls Head
This ancient pub on Westgate Road was pulled down before it fell down
John Dobson’s House
The home of Newcastle's most famous architect was looking neglected in 1911
A Cullercoats Fishwife
Nannie Dick was part of a small army of Cullercoats fishwives who travelled by train from the coast to sell their wares on the streets of Newcastle.
Oldest houses in the Bigg Market
Two houses in the Bigg Market date from the 1750s, one was occupied by a Lord of the Manor
A bandstand and a grandstand
The bandstand in Leazes Park is a modern replica of the original Victorian one
Newcastle’s last windmill
Built by John Smeaton in 1782, this windmill was still working over a century later
The Beehive
The Beehive is the third pub of that name to stand in the Bigg Market
Cosyn’s House
A Jacobean mansion on the Quayside survived floods, fire and a siege
The Grapes Vaults
Newcastle's last men-only pub defied the Sex Discrimination Act but closed down in 1980
Triumphal arch on Grey Street
Several arches were built for a royal visit to Newcastle in 1884
The Time Gun
A canon on top of the Castle Keep was the first in the country to be fired by an electrical signal
Exchange Buildings
A huge office block rose from the ruins of the Great Fire of 1854