Not so final as I fully enjoyed my visit and left lots of things unseen.
I found a nice flea market like groups of shops situated between streets on the ground floor of some old buildings, The Grainger Market in the middle of the city. Wide variety, low, prices and fresh produce, meat and baked goods.And a more upscale, fancier one, The Arcade.
There were some good pubs, which is of high importance. Like the one next to my hotel, a sister to the Bridge Hotel, previously described. This night Lilly was behind the bar which is of the ‘coffin-style’ shape as you can see from the ceiling. Narrower at the ends and winder in the middle, it is the oldest purpose built bar in the city.
Or the Centurion Bar is located in Newcastle Central Rail station. It started life as a first class lounge in 1893 and has also function as a jail in the 1960’s. The tiling alone is worth about £3.8m/$5m
And, not surprisingly a Brewdog. This is number 7 I have visited & was 100 steps from the hotel
Buddleia, the Butterfly Bush grows like weeds all over Britain and by August are covered with flowers and butterflies
Many cool. old and great buildings
Street art & a Chinese Gate
It was once a walled city
Lead , white for paint and lead for musket balls and cannon shot was a major industry from the late 1700’s for a150 years. Lead shot is formed by pouring molten lead through a colander down a 200’/60m shaft. When it hits water and cools it does so spherically. Did not know that. I always assumed that molds were used. White lead contains arsenic, one reason the industry and customers died, that and rifled projectiles.
A large football (soccer) stadium
A swing bridge
And the kittiwakes.
This rooftop terrace and gym must be great this time of year, after you wipe off the droppings
And some nice art on Side St, the very steep hill the hotel was on
A good city, for a city, and worth a second look. One person told me that getting people to return to Newcastle is easy, it’s the first is it is hard.
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