The Time Gun
A canon on top of the Castle Keep was the first in the country to be fired by an electrical signal
Britain’s heaviest man
William Campbell was landlord of the Duke of Wellington in Newcastle
Black Gate mystery solved
The women in this photo are identified as mother and daughter
The Silver Street Netty
The public toilet on Silver Street was shared by hundreds of people
The Lowping-On Stone
An old mounting block, known locally as the 'lowping-on stone'
Room With A View
Slits in the wall of a Newcastle church allowed bricked-up anchorites to watch the services.
Crime of passion on Pilgrim Street
Marion Morrell shot her famous lover dead in public, but had she intended to kill herself instead?