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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Grey’s Monument. Grey’s Monument – Introduction to Item 34 If you go into Newcastle city centre, you can’t miss Grey’s Monument. It towers over…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Summerhill. Summerhill – Introduction to Item 33 We moved to the Summerhill when I was six, living there until I was 14. My grandparents…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Brandling Station. Brandling Station – Introduction to Item 32 It’s easy to overlook Felling these days, with most of the shops on the High…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The Tyne Bridge. The Tyne Bridge – Introduction to Item 31 It’s a bit of a cliché I suppose, but it doesn’t seem right…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Saltwell Park. Saltwell Park – Introduction to Item 30 I’ve been going to Saltwell Park for as long as I can remember. My older…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – The Central Arcade in Grainger Town. The Central Arcade – Introduction to Item 29 Right in the middle of Newcastle, just beside Grey’s Monument…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Bamburgh Castle. Bamburgh Castle – Introduction to Item 28 We used to go out and about all over Northumberland and the Tyne Valley when…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Bessie Surtees House. Bessie Surtees House – Introduction to Item 27 Bessie Surtees House (apparently there’s no apostrophe in the name!) stands on Newcastle…
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First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Penshaw Monument. Penshaw Monument – Introduction to Item 26 Perched on a hill overlooking the Washington Highway, Penshaw Monument (or to give it its…
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