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  2. Newcastle upon Tyne - Wikipedia

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    Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/ nj uː ˈ k æ s əl / ⓘ new-KASS-əl, RP: / ˈ nj uː k ɑː s əl / ⓘ NEW-kah-səl), [5] is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south.

  3. The Castle, Newcastle - Wikipedia

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    The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep (the castle's main fortified stone tower, pictured below right), and the Black Gate, its ...

  4. Newcastle City Centre - Wikipedia

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    Newcastle Civic Centre, Haymarket. Haymarket is the northern edge of the city centre bordered by Spital Tongues and Jesmond to the north west and north east respectively. It is the location of Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle University, Northumbria University, Haymarket bus station and the City Pool, and is mainly a business area.

  5. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...

  6. Grey's Monument - Wikipedia

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    Grey's Monument is a Grade I-listed monument in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.It was built in 1838 in recognition of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834.

  7. Grainger Town - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, Newcastle City Council, English Heritage and English Partnerships commissioned EDAW [clarification needed] to produce a regeneration strategy for Grainger Town, intended to align the town with other major European regional capitals. The proposed project commenced in April 1997 and ended in March 2003, attracting over £174 million in ...

  8. Benwell - Wikipedia

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    The factory supplied the lights for Mosley Street in Newcastle which was the first street in the UK to be lit by electric light. William Surtees had Benwell Hall built. He was the brother of Bessie Surtees (made famous by her elopement with John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon). The Hall was demolished in 1982. [20]

  9. Ouseburn Valley - Wikipedia

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    The lower Ouseburn was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution in Newcastle. [1] There was a cluster of heavy crafts and industries in the area. Coal was brought from the Town Moor along the Victoria Tunnel, where the tidal nature of the Ouseburn allowed wherries – the local barges – to be loaded at low tide and pulled out to the collier brigs and snows waiting in the Tyne.