New Castle Collection

Newcastle Bridge - Old
The bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, with buildings on it, destroyed by flood in 1771

Bridges on the Tyne
The handsome bridges connecting Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Great Tyne Bridge arches over Stephensons High Level Bridge, a double-decker built in 1846

Newcastle upon Tyne after the construction of the High Level and Swing Bridges across the river

Unveiling Statue - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne - King Edward VII unveils the statue of his late Mother Queen Victoria at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, July 11th, 1906. The sculpture was made by George James Frampton (1860-1928)

Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - an absolutely stunning photographic composition, shot in the misty light of the early morning. Engineering works are still in progress!

Newcastle upon Tyne
Grey Street, Newcastle Date: circa 1890

Newcastle / Swing Bridge
The opening of the new swing bridge at Newcastle-on-Tyne on June 15th 1876. The bridge was designed by William Armstrong

Newcastle United Team
NEWCASTLE UNITED. League Champions of 1905

Railway Arch Newcastle
The railway arch over Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, connecting the York and Berwick railway. It was opened by George Hudson, M.P. on 29 August 1848

Duchess of Newcastle
MARGARET CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE Here described as the Marchioness, though the horse seems marginally more important

George Wilson / Pedestrian
GEORGE WILSON The " Blackheath Pedestrian", born in Newcastle 24 June 1766. Long distance walker and walking match champion

Silhouette, Sending Coals to Newcastle
Sending Coals to Newcastle -- silhouette showing a mining landscape and three men carrying sacks of coal up a slope

Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead
A view over Newcastle (on the far side of the River Tyne) and Gateshead (in the foreground) during the great fire which killed more than 50 people and destroyed many buildings

The Queen presents the F. A. Cup to Newcastle
The Queen hands the F.A. Cup to the Newcastle captain, Jimmy Scoular, watched by the Secretary of the Football Association, Sir Stanley Rous. B

Tollymore Barbican Gate
The Barbican Gate entrance to Tollymore Forest Park, near Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was built by Lord James Limerick as the eastern entrance to the park. Date: 1780s

Public Baths and Washhouse, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1859
Engraving showing the exterior of the then newly opened public baths and washhouse, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1859

Newcastle United vs. Barnsley, F. A. Cup Final, 1910
Illustration of the F.A. Cup Final between Newcastle United and Barnsley, with one of the Barnsley defenders (in dark shirts) chesting down the ball; Crystal Palace Football Ground, 23rd April 1910

The Great Central Railway Station at Newcastle
The Great Railway Station at Newcastle-Upon Tyne, forming part of the northern route connecting railway travel from Scotland to London

Tollymore Entrance Gate
The Main Entrance Gates to Tollymore Forest Park, near Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was built for Lord James Limerick. Date: 1780s

Locomotive passenger engine no 73, side elevation, built 1846-1847 to Stephensons patent Date: 1847

Proposed new Union workhouse, Gateshead
Birds eye view, with inset plan, of the proposed new union workhouse at Gateshead, County Durham. It was designed by Messrs Newcombe and Knowles of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and JH Morton of South Shields

Puffing Billy engine
Puffing Billy, steam engine invented by William Headley in 1813. Headley solved the problem of slippage on the iron tracks by applying power through two sets of driving wheels

Newcastle Bridge / High
The High Level Bridge, Newcastle, England, designed by Robert Stephenson

Duchess Newcastle Dog 2
The Duchess with three of her borzois

Victoria Goes by Rail
Reception of Queen Victoria at the Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Stephensons No. 2 Killingworth Locomotive
One of George Stephensons early locomotives made at Killingworth Colliery, near Newcastle upon Tyne. This locomotive was named Blcher after the Prussian General Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher

HMS Nelson, 1930
Illustration showing a cross section of the battleship HMS Nelson, 1930. Launched in 1925 at the Armstrong yard, Newcastle, HMS Nelson served in World War II and was scrapped in 1949

Westgate Road Workhouse / Institution, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
An aerial view, from the north-west, of the former Newcastle-upon-Tyne Union workhouse, also known officially the Westgate Road Institution

Sealyham House, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Sealyham House or Mansion, a Georgian style country house near Little Newcastle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Newcastle. County Down. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Felling Chemical Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

Twelve proverbial silhouettes given a literal depiction: the fat is in the fire, to have a finger in the pie, sending coals to Newcastle, one sows and another reaps

Smoking Coke Ovens
Coke Ovens and By-Product plant at Derwenthaugh, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Date: 1960s

Burradon Colliery mining disaster
Report in the Illustrated London News, 10th March 1860, describing the terrible coal mining accident which occurred on 2nd March of that year at Burradon Colliery near Newcastle when a fatal

The New Tyne Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne with the swing bridge in the foreground. The bridge was opened by King George V on 10th October 1928 Date: circa 1930

West Markham Church
The Mausoleum, West Markham, Nottinghamshire, England, the church built in 1831 for the Duke of Newcastle. The architect was Robert Smirke. Date: 19th century

Norman Postern Gate
The only remaining Norman Postern left in England, the South Postern Gate in the old city walls at Newcastle-upon- Tyne. Date: 12th century

Akensides Birthplace
MARK AKENSIDEs BIRTHPLACE on Butcher-bank, Newcastle upon Tyne. His father was a substantial butcher. Date: 1721

Joseph Cowen - Statue at Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Joseph Cowen (1829-1900) - Politician and Journalist - Statue (Sculptor John Tweed) on Fenkle Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Member of Parliament for Newcastle between 1865 and 1873. Date: circa 1906

Newcastle miners dwellings
Miners dwellings outside Newcastle, Northumberland. A mother, baby and small child stand at the door of one of the tiny, dilapidated

Social / Newspaper 1963
A man reading a newspaper in a Newcastle street Date: 1963

1905 CUP FINAL - 2
THE F.A. CUP FINAL at Crystal Palace - Aston Villa defeat Newcastle United by 2 goals to none - action at the goal mouth Date: 1905

Summer flower show, Newcastle Horticultural Society
A summer flower show of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Horticultural Society. Date: 1843

Newcastle Beach, New South Wales
Promenade, Newcastle Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Newcastle boat race
The start of a boat race during the George Stephenson centenary celebrations in Newcastle

A bowling green
A group of men enjoying a games of bowls, during the George Stephenson centenary celebrations in Newcastle

Fire at Clumber House
Clumber House, the Nottinghamshire seat of the Duke of Newcastle, showing the mansion on fire with the fire brigade from Worksop fighting hard to control it

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cottage Homes, Ponteland
Childrens cottage homes at Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne. The homes were erected in 1901 by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Union to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse

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