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Hace 4 días · Historical background. The area known today as Newcastle upon Tyne has been inhabited for thousands of years. The Romans were among the first to leave a lasting mark, constructing a fort called Pons Aelius around AD 122, adjacent to the River Tyne.
Hace 4 días · Lead, silver, and iron were mined in Allendale from the 12th to the 19th century. Coal was mined in Roman times, and the coal trade between London and the Tyne, centred on Newcastle, expanded rapidly from the 13th century.
Hace 5 días · Eric Victor Burdon, nacido el 11 de mayo de 1941 en Newcastle upon Tyne, Inglaterra, es una figura icónica en la historia del rock and roll. Con su voz potente y su carisma inigualable, Burdon se estableció como el líder de la legendaria banda The Animals en la década de 1960, dejando una huella imborrable en la música.
Hace 3 días · The late Mr. David Stephenson, architect, contracted, on June 10, 1772, to build a temporary bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle in four months, under a great penalty. On the 16th of July, the workmen began to drive the piles; and on the 27th of the following October, it was opened to the public.
Hace 2 días · Iniciado en la masonería en 1819 en la Logia de St. John en Newcastle upon Tyne, Stephenson aprovechó sus lazos masónicos para acceder a recursos y colaboraciones que fueron esenciales para el éxito de sus proyectos ferroviarios. James Watt – Logia de los Filósofos de Glasgow; Benjamin Franklin – Logia de San Juan en Filadelfia
Hace 4 días · Home. Map of Newcastle Upon Tyne and its Environs. The County Series maps at scale 1:2500 for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and its environs, including Jesmond, Benwell, Swalwell, and Bill Quay. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 Epoch 1. Originally published by Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1858-1895. This free content was digitised by scanning. All rights reserved.
Hace 4 días · But as the church of St. Nicholas was burnt down in 1216, this church may be the oldest ecclesiastical building in Newcastle, though founded after that which has always been called the mother or parish church of Newcastle. (fn. 1) St. Andrew's church is first mentioned in the Chartulary of Tynemouth monastry, in the year 1218.
