I'm irrationally p*ssed off about the loss of the sycamore gap tree. It's as close to a symbol of Northumberland as we have. I hope they find whoever did it, and hoy the book at them. Here it is in happier times.
THREAD: We went to Holy Island in North Northumberland today. Here's a biiiig pile of pics, including loads of Lindisfarne Castle
@NTlindisfarne
@NT_TheNorth
. First up.. one of the greatest views from outside a public toilet in the UK!
THREAD! Went to
#Newcastle
for a wander today. Here's some pics. First... Westgate Road, formerly the motorcycle capital of the region. There's still traces of it...
A photo from Yarm, North Yorkshire this afternoon - a beautiful town on a horseshoe bend on the river Tees, straddled by a 43-arch railway bridge built with 7,000,000 bricks.
🧵📷 Epic
#Newcastle
photo thread! I went for a walk around our beautiful city this morning, and took a load of pictures, trying hard to get a few angles you might not have seen before. LET'S GAN! 1/ I started at Exhibition Park, and
@wylambrewery
.
Christmas at the Cathedral, man. What a night. Here's the legendary Jimmy Nail auctioning off some
@samfendermusic
artwork, raising over £3000 for a great cause!
@ChristmasforSBR
Had to pinch myself after capturing this dolphin footage off Seaton Sluice
#Northumberland
tonight. The way they interact with each other is beautiful.
A bit of Newcastle history - futuristic kiosk in Pink Lane, June 1964.
#Newcastle
(Photo from the collection of E. Bailey - original photographer unknown)
The Georgian curve of St. Thomas' Crescent, one of the prettiest streets in
#Newcastle
, with St. James' Park peeking over the top. Purely from an aesthetic PoV, I'd love to see it without any cars one day...
#Tyneside
The
#Tynemouth
Castle Inn (formerly Park Hotel) is all lit up. It looks fab, and brings a bit more life to quite a quiet corner of the coast.
#NorthTyneside
Managed to get around the back of The Moot Hall today for the first time, giving a great view across the rooftops of old Sandhill, including the (usually hidden) gardens. Would love to visit these.
#Newcastle
#Tyneside
An extremely rare visit by an osprey to Curry's Point, near St. Mary's,
#NorthTyneside
. They're more usually found up at Kielder, so this one's causing a reet kerfuffle.
Hidden
#Newcastle
... a tower tucked behind Holy Jesus hospital. According to Wiki, constructed sometime 16th c. as a strong room to store munitions, or provide a secure location if the city walls were breached. Troublesome citizens would also be thrown in.
#Tyneside
THREAD: Hello! I went for a walk around
#Newcastle
today, and took some pics which hopefully show the city I love in a slightly different light. Join me on a self-indulgent journey of nonsense...
#1
- Jimmy Carter Stone at the Civic Centre...
@NewcastleCC
(📷
@OlympusUK
OM-1)
🧵PHOTO THREAD! Went for a walk around
#Newcastle
today. Here's some pics. 1 / The confluence of Pudding Chare, Neville Street, Collingwood Street and Westgate Road. Dead centre is Revolution, formerly Barclays Bank (1903). To the right is the Sun Insurance building (1904).
Popped to Clough's sweet shop on Heaton Road,
#Newcastle
today. Started by Arthur and Edith Clough in 1934, and still in family ownership. Absolutely fab. Proper sweets!
🧵 Ouseburn,
#Newcastle
pics thread! Went for a mooch around one of Newcastle's most buzzing locales today, and it was RAMMED. Great to see it so alive. Here's some pics.
@iloveouseburn
1/ Here's the approach from the Cycle Hub car park (free on Sundays!)
Bob Olley's wondeful
#StanLaurel
statue in Dockwray Square
#NorthShields
today. Unfortunately it's largely obscured by trees now. Any chance you could give them a trim,
@NTCouncilTeam
?