Bigg Market paper lad
This newspaper lad was standing at the top of Pudding Chare in 1898, with the Groat Market on the left and the Bigg Market on the right
Bigg Market meeting
The Bigg Market used to be Newcastle’s Hyde Park Corner, a place where people could rant at the public about politics or religion
Groat Market in 1924
This 1924 photo gives a rare glimpse of a second entrance to the underground toilets at the bottom of the Bigg Market
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
The Beehive
The Beehive is the third pub of that name to stand in the Bigg Market
A Bigg Market Execution
A soldier was executed after being made to play a game of dice to decide his fate.