Northumberland

A day out to Newcastle upon Tyne found several interesting architectural features including this mosaic for the former Crown Hotel on Clayton Street West.

There is a huge demand for crossing the River Tyne in Newcastle and this is reflected in the number of bridges.

Neptune and two fishwives, complete with baskets of fish adorn the parapet above the doorway of the former Fish Market on the quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne. The building was completed in 1880 and the sculptor was George Burn. It is now a nightclub.

The Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre originally opened as the Tyne Theatre and Opera House in 1867. closure of the theatre came in 1917. It was leased by Sir Oswald Stoll and converted for cinema use by 1919 (following on from some experimentation in 1916 by Howard & Wyndham). The Stoll Picture Theatre opened on 2nd June 1919 with an opening presentation of ‘Tarzan of the Apes’. It was the first cinema in Newcastle to show ‘talkies’. The conversion, unlike that of many other theatres around the country was minimal and when the cinema closed in 1974 it was able to revert to its original role which continues to this day. The building is listed Grade 1.

The Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre originally opened as the Tyne Theatre and Opera House in 1867. closure of the theatre came in 1917. It was leased by Sir Oswald Stoll and converted for cinema use by 1919 (following on from some experimentation in 1916 by Howard & Wyndham). The Stoll Picture Theatre opened on 2nd June 1919 with an opening presentation of ‘Tarzan of the Apes’. It was the first cinema in Newcastle to show ‘talkies’. The conversion, unlike that of many other theatres around the country was minimal and when the cinema closed in 1974 it was able to revert to its original role which continues to this day. The building is listed Grade 1.

It's amazing what you find in the garden when you book for bed and breakfast.

Scremerston Colliery near Berwick on Tweed was sunk c1840 and worked until 1944. On closure the winding and pumping enginehouses were retained in agricultural use although they now appear to have been abandoned for a long time. The winding enginehouse seems to have contained a beam engine winder and is now roofless. It is listed Grade II although the listing wrongly states that it was used for a pumping engine.

The Engine Pit here was sunk in 1869 to a depth of 521ft. In 1894 the colliery was worked by the Coanwood Coal Co, but it seems to have closed in 1895 or 1896. On site today there is a spoil tip, engine beds and capped shaft, and an ancillary building. The tramway can be traced back towards the site of Coanwood Colliery where there were screens and a connection to the standard gauge railway.

Mosaic step on Clayton St West, Newcastle-on-Tyne.