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Category: Curiosities

Damaged Lives

April 9, 2025 newcastle stuff Curiosities, West Side
A large queue formed outside the Stoll Cinema in 1934 to watch a movie about venereal disease

London by coach

April 4, 2025 newcastle stuff Curiosities
This photo was taken in 1930 and shows one of the first coaches to operate a scheduled service between Newcastle and London

A Quayside Treasure Trove

August 5, 2024 newcastle stuff Curiosities, Lost Pubs, Lower Town
Hundreds of gold coins were found in rubbish removed from the Grey Horse Inn on the Quayside

The Balaclava Bugle

August 5, 2024 newcastle stuff Pubs, Curiosities, North Side
The bugle that sounded the Charge Of The Light Brigade was later owned by a Newcastle pub.

Newcastle’s last windmill

June 6, 2024 newcastle stuff Curiosities, North Side
Built by John Smeaton in 1782, this windmill was still working over a century later

Triumphal arch on Grey Street

June 6, 2024 newcastle stuff Curiosities, Grainger Town
Several arches were built for a royal visit to Newcastle in 1884

Monkey dropped from balloon

June 25, 2022 newcastle stuff Pubs, Curiosities
A monkey called Jenny parachuted from a hot air balloon and landed safely in Ouseburn.

Room With A View

June 25, 2022 newcastle stuff Curiosities, Upper Town
Slits in the wall of a Newcastle church allowed bricked-up anchorites to watch the services.
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