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The Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, which 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, and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse. Use of the site for defensive purposes dates from Roman times, when it housed a fort and settlement called Pons Aelius, guarding a bridge over the River Tyne. In 1080, a wooden motte and bailey style castle was built on the site of the Roman fort, which was the 'New Castle upon Tyne'. It was built by Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror. The stone Castle Keep was built between 1172 and 1177 by Henry II on the site of Curthose's castle. The Black Gate was added between 1247 and 1250 by Henry III. Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle Keep, Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle Keep, Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Names scratched into the wall of the King's Chamber during the English Civil War. The names are John Danby and Thomas Cuthbert. Newcastle Keep, Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle Keep, Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne, England connecting Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, and lies between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge. The hydraulic power still used to move the bridge is today derived from electrically driven pumps. These feed a hydraulic accumulator sunk into a 18 metre shaft below the bridge, the water is then released under pressure which runs the machinery to turn the bridge. The mechanism used for this is still the same machinery originally installed by Lord Armstrong. It has an 85.6 metre cantilevered span with a central axis of rotation able to move through 360° to allow vessels to pass on either side of it. The hydraulic Swing Bridge was designed and paid for by Lord Armstrong, with work beginning in 1873. It was first used for road traffic on 15 June 1876 and opened for river traffic on 17 July 1876. The Swing Bridge stands on the site of the Old Tyne Bridges of 1270 and 1781, and probably of the Roman Pons Aelius. Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. It was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. The bridge was officially opened on 10 October 1928 by King George V and has since become a defining symbol of Tyneside. Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.

Entrance into the castle in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, built about 1250. The castle was a medieval fortification , the most prominent remaining structures are the Castle Keep and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse. Newcastle, North East England. July 2012.