A Tour Around Newcastle

Today, after almost 10 months in Newcastle for studies, i finally manage to find time to get out from my room to walk around Newcastle city. The first trip for the day is walking around the Grainger Town (I).

The starting point for the journey is at the Monument Metro station/Grey Station. I'll explain in details the places that me and my flatmate Shalu had visited or passed by during the walk.

The first destination : The Grey's Monument

Earl Grey, former Northumberland MP and Prime Minister has finally got it spot on by casting his gaze down the street which he gave his name to. Grey Street (voted the most beautiful in the country by the listeners of Radio 4 and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment CABE) is indeed a magnificent sight and the work of visionary property developer Richard Grainger (B.1797)

Brunswick Methodist Chapel

It is one of the earliest of its type in North East England.

Old Eldon Square

This houses the city's war memorial: a bronze statute of St. George - the patron saint of the Northumberland Fusiliers - slaying a dragon.

St. Andrew's Church

Knock Knock Knock!!! Anybody home???

This church is located on Newgate Street where structurally the building contains more 12th century work than any other in the area making it "the oldest church of this town"

Co-op Building

Co-op building (which originally housed the Co-operative Wholesale movement), a great example of the Art Deco style, popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

Adjourning the Co-op is The Gate

The Gate, home to a plethora of a swish bars and restaurant.

The photos of me and SP carrying an umbrella as it was raining....

Blackfriars

The first thing you'll notice is the noise. There is none. This little haven is one of Newcastle's hidden gem and, befitting the quier air, was once home to Dominican friars who arrived here in 1239. The church that was once here was destroyed during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, but its outline is still visible today.

The West Wall

The longest section of the original town walls - built between 1280-1283 to protect the city which is still surviving today.

The Journal Tyne Theatre

Opened in 1867, one of the most important theatres in the country, housing its original 19th century stage machinery.

Newcastle Arts Centre

The Arts Centre is a great place to pick up a gift and houses a gallery and a potter's studio.

Assembly Rooms

Built in 1774

St. John's Church

Inside the church are a range of interesting features including a commemoration to Richard Grainger himself.

Heading back almost to the starting point, along the way we pass by the

Grainger Market

The market contains many shops which have been in the same family for generations, and is still home to one of the original Marks and Spencer's Penny Bazaars (built in 1895, with its shop front being the smallest, and oldest, still surviving today)

Finally, just before reaching back to our starting point, we past by the beautifully tiled Edwardian.

Central Arcade

It was built in 1906 which is another of Grainger's creations and the perfect way to end our journey through Newcastle's "golden heart".

That's all for today.... Hope you all enjoy the photos and the explaination given. :)

Have a nice day!!!