READ MORE: Five bridges and tunnels across the River Tyne ... in Newcastle. “We have booked the Assembly Rooms for the evening this time around. The public are invited. There will be a Victorian ...

The Victoria Tunnel was built as a coal waggonway between 1839 and 1842, running from the Town Moor to the River Tyne in Newcastle ... to be one of the safest tunnels in the whole country.

Even in these first accounts, myth begins to impinge upon reality. According to the ... Journalists also romanticised the story: the Newcastle Chronicle claimed that, “One of the old seamen ...

This baby-faced teenager was sent down for two months for stealing shirts Snaps of Victorian child ... bring the history of Newcastle to life. The mugshots, from the Tyne and Wear Archives ...

A South Shields grandmother has called for Tyne Tunnels to waive the tolls for ... Sylvia Burton, whose granddaughter works for the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, says key ...

Under the streets of Newcastle ... from the River Tyne to the Town Moor, Victoria Tunnel was built to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery in Spital Tongues. A feat of Victorian engineering ...

cyclists and pedestrians have been bussed across the Tyne via the existing vehicle tunnels. Stuart Turnbull, project manager for Newcastle City Council, said: "It's a relief to have the tunnels ...

Newcastle is known for a myriad of things. From bottles of ‘Dog’ and questionable football managers, to the wonderful Geordie accent and sublime Tyne bridge. However, the city still contains ...

Missing eight first-choice players due to injury, City dominated their Victorian rivals at AAMI ... horror home losing streak hit a new low when Newcastle Jets substitute Lachlan Rose scored ...

The grade II-listed Tyne Tunnel pedestrian ... The work on the 274m purpose-built tunnels, which link North and South Tyneside, will be carried out by Newcastle-based GB Building Solutions ...

A busy metro route which connects Newcastle and North Tyneside is going ... Upgrades will include renewing a Victorian bridge over Tanners Bank in North Shields, overhead lines, and clearing ...

Snaps of Victorian child "villains" locked up for stealing in the 1870s are being used in a new app which aims to bring the history of Newcastle to life. The mugshots, from the Tyne and Wear ...