Monkey dropped from balloon Uncategorized A monkey called Jenny parachuted from a hot air balloon and landed safely in Ouseburn.
Swing Bridge mystery solved Lost Buildings, Curiosities The Swing Bridge is a triumph of Victorian engineering, but there appears to be a flaw in its design.
Exotic beasts in the Haymarket Curiosities Menageries were a popular and cruel entertainment, but sometimes the animals got their revenge.
The hooss on the netty Lost Buildings, Curiosities, Old Newcastle Doric House sat on a toilet in St Nicholas Street for almost half a century.