The Big Lamp
The first photo was taken in 1901 at the junction of Westgate Road and Elswick Road and shows the Big Lamp
The Hawthorn Inn
The area behind Newcastle Central Station was a powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution.
Station clocks
This engraving of Neville Street was published in 1887, when there were people alive who could remember this part of town as an open field
Neville Street trams
Neville Street is pictured here in the late 1920s, and almost a century later in 2025 for comparison
The West Gate
The building in the middle of these two photos stands on the site of the West Gate — a heavily fortified entrance to Newcastle
Neville Street in 1924
The lower end of Pink Lane is pictured here in 1924, this prime bit of land remained undeveloped until the 1960s
Welcome Hyem
A warm Geordie welcome awaited FA Cup winners Newcastle United at the Central Station in 1951
Damaged Lives
A large queue formed outside the Stoll Cinema in 1934 to watch a movie about venereal disease
The Villa Victoria
These bairns are pictured here playing by the kerbside on Westmorland Road, while another one sleeps in what appears to be a small wheelbarrow
Westgate Road then & now
Westgate Hill was once a picturesque approach to Newcastle.
The Black Bulls Head
This ancient pub on Westgate Road was pulled down before it fell down
Bleak view of Waterloo Street
The man with the hat on Waterloo Street, with Marlborough Crescent in the distance.
An orange seller at the Central Station
A woman selling oranges for the refreshment of the passengers on the trains.
Punch & Judy show
Some bairns enjoying a Punch & Judy show on Neville Street
Neville Street Graffiti
Thomas Bolton left his mark in chalk on Neville Street