Waterloo Street
First Fish & Chip Shop
Tyneside's favourite takeaway was introduced by a Londoner
Elswick goes downhill
One of the steepest streets in Newcastle's was also its least romantic.
Monkey dropped from balloon
A monkey called Jenny parachuted from a hot air balloon and landed safely in Ouseburn.
A Mock Tudor house on Sandhill
The old building behind Bessie Surtees House on Sandhill isn't as old as it looks.
Room With A View
Slits in the wall of a Newcastle church allowed bricked-up anchorites to watch the services.
A Bigg Market Execution
A soldier was executed after being made to play a game of dice to decide his fate.
The Human Fly
America’s most-wanted cat burglar carried out a daring robbery on a jewellery shop in Newcastle.
The Acid House
The old Crystal Fountain pub on the corner of Cross Street and Fenkle Street has a tragic and violent
past.
Swing Bridge mystery solved
The Swing Bridge is a triumph of Victorian engineering, but there appears to be a flaw in its design.
A quacking day out
A huge crowd gathered in 1845 to watch a clown sail down the River Tyne in a wash tub pulled by four geese.
Bullets for the miners
Black bullets were Geordie miners’ favourite sweet, but the most famous brand is no longer made here.
