Steve Ellwood

River Tyne, Author: Steve Ellwood. River Tyne - Amberley Publishing (amberley-books.com) Published 2015. A trip down the North and South Tyne and onwards to the North Sea.

It comes in for criticism from some but it was far better than the monstrosity that replaced it. One of the first events hosted there was the presentation of Hartley Disaster medals in 1862 although the rescuers were given cardboard facsimiles as the gold, silver & bronze medals were not yet ready

@TyneSnapper Cup & craic sounds like an underwear brand.

@solidbond Time will tell as they say....................😉

@TyneSnapper Even when they are lit up, won't the existing streetlights also be lit? which would detract from the impact?

#NewcastleUponTyne Works continue on the upgrade of Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne. Photographed from the southern end 14th May 2026.

@TyneSnapper @billy6715 Wow.

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Looking towards the Cloth Market & a soot blackened old Town Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1970. By Peter Haling.

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@billy6715 @TyneSnapper When was that knocked down?

@raymasseytweets @TyneSnapper It was very popular including LCL Pils

@TyneSnapper Not sharp enough to make out even on the high resolution version Steve

@FrancescoFvfbw Hadn't realised it was the former Salty Sea Dog. flickr.com/photos/steve-e…

@TyneSnapper There’s one on the fish quay now Steve, ruined what was good pub.

#NewcastleUponTyne Katie O'Brien's 20 Collingwood Street Newcastle upon Tyne photographed 14th May 2026.

@TyneSnapper Got to be, too much of a coincidence

@FrancescoFvfbw Wonder if the Fishquay one Penelope O'Shea's is a relative to the one in Whitley Bay.😱

@FrancescoFvfbw Got a newly opened one in Whitley Bay as well, Kerry OShea's. Not been in yet though 🥸

@nickdonaldson3 @ClintScotswood @GrahamScott2026 @VinnieSull1van @gm_stone @IRVCHESTER @armstrongj73 Thought so, still a shoe shop there but not Curtess. 👍

@TyneSnapper @ClintScotswood @GrahamScott2026 @VinnieSull1van @gm_stone @IRVCHESTER @armstrongj73 Next door. Grainger market entrance between them.

This is Gregg's second ever shop/bakery to exist in 1974. Firstly, you'll notice how much better quality it used to be. It had to be to compete with the abundance of bakeries that existed at the time. Little did the people using it know that like supermarket chains, etc, it would undercut and slowly destory the vast majority of Britain's family run bakeries before dramatically lowing its standards to what's essentially just another form of McDonald's. Back when it made scones, buns, bread, and many other things that actually look like they belong in a bakery. Nowadays, many people have no idea as to the difference between a good sausage roll and a bad one. ⏳️

@billy6715 Wonder if the address on the front passengers door is Forth Street ❓

Federation Brewery delivery van. Undated. The brewery was based in Dunston & sadly went the way of the regions other large breweries.