The Quayside Branch Line
This cute little tank engine was crossing the Glasshouse Bridge next to the Tyne pub; the Free Trade is in the background on the right.
Ferry Landing disaster
Several people died on the Quayside on May 6th 1867 when boarding a ferry after watching a boat race on the Tyne
Quayside racing tipsters
Racing tipsters drew huge crowds to Newcastle's Quayside Market
Cholera in Newcastle
A local water company caused the deaths of over a thousand people in 1853
A Quayside Treasure Trove
Hundreds of gold coins were found in rubbish removed from the Grey Horse Inn on the Quayside
Cosyn’s House
A Jacobean mansion on the Quayside survived floods, fire and a siege
Exchange Buildings
A huge office block rose from the ruins of the Great Fire of 1854
The Quayside treasure trove
It was finders keepers when a hoard of treasure was found in rubbish taken from the Grey Horse on the Quayside.