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The Great fire of Gateshead 1854
Introduction to Gateshead History
Origins of Street and Place names in Gateshead
History of Gateshead Bridges
19th Century Gateshead
18th Century Gateshead
17th Century Gateshead
14th Century Gateshead
History of Gateshead
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The Borough of Gateshead has a rich and varied heritage. The town can trace its origins back to Roman times; Roman coins were discovered in Church Street in 1790 and recent archaeological excavations in the Bottle Bank area have revealed evidence of a Roman road and buildings. The area around the present Swing Bridge was a logical crossing point of the Tyne gorge and it is believed that the bridge stands on the site of the first bridge built by the Romans - the Pons Aelius. During construction of the Swing Bridge in 1875 an altar dedicated to Neptune was dredged from the river.
Gateshead great fire - Illustrated London News, 14th October 1854
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The Great fire of Gateshead 1854The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead was a tragic and spectacular series of events starting on Friday 6 October 1854, in which a substantial amount of property in the two North East of England towns was destroyed in a series of fires and an explosion which killed 53 and injured hundreds. [
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Introduction to Gateshead HistoryIntroduction to Gateshead History - Medieval Gateshead was confined to the land east and west of the bridge crossing and extending south along Bottle Bank and there are surviving fragments visible today. Two of Gateshead’s oldest buildings are to be found in this area. [
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Origins of Street and Place names in GatesheadOrigins of Street and Place names in Gateshead [
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